Regulation of prolactin secretion during the estrus in rats: Possible role of glucocorticoids

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 477-485

  López Fontana, Constanza M ^a   Maselli, María E ^a   De Di Nasso, Florencia E G ^a   Telleria, Carlos M ^b   Caró, Rubén W ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; ORG 33628; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA SMEAR;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MIFEPRISTONE; ORGAN SIZE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY PATHWAY; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 80051954916     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0100     Document Type: Article

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