Progesterone stimulates in vitro release of prolactin and thyrotropin involving cAMP production in rat pituitary

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-251

  Tsai, Shiow Chwen ^a   Lu, Chien Chen ^a   Lau, Chin Pang ^a   Hwang, Guey Shyang ^a   Lee, Hsien Yang ^a   Chen, Shing Liang ^a   Huang, Seng Wong ^a   Shih, Hsi Chang ^a   Chen, Yen Hao ^a   Chiao, Yu Chung ^a   Wang, Shyi Wu ^b   Wang, Paulus S ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

anterior pituitary; cAMP; PRL; progesterone; rat; TSH

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

EID: 8044258982     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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