Uteroplacental insufficiency alters the mammary gland response to lactogenic hormones in vitro

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 460-465

  O'Dowd, Rachael ^a   Wlodek, Mary E ^a   Nicholas, Kevin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Explant; Growth restriction; Lactation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; BETA CASEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; CASEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL WEIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTALBUMIN; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

RATTUS;

EID: 42149180530     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07228     Document Type: Article

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