Regulation of baboon fetal pituitary prolactin expression by estrogen

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1189-1195

  Pepe, Gerald J ^a   Lynch, Terrie J ^a   Davies, William A ^a   Albrecht, Eugene D ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Estradiol; Estrogen; Fetus; Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; PAPIO ANUBIS; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO;

EID: 66149131754     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.072785     Document Type: Article

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