Prolactin induces tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurone differentiation in snell dwarf mice if administered beginning at 3 days of age

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 558-567

  Khodr, Christina E ^a,b   Hurley, D L ^a,c   Phelps, C J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback regulation; Neurotrophic; Prolactin; Tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurones; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; TUBEROHYPOPHYSEAL TRACT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; CATECHOLAMINES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEURONS; PROLACTIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 65849492429     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01869.x     Document Type: Article

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