Neuregulin-1 (Nrg1) is Mainly Expressed in Rat Pituitary Gonadotroph Cells and Possibly Regulates Prolactin (PRL) Secretion in a Juxtacrine Manner

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1252-1262

  Zhao, W ^a   Ren, S G ^b  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotroph; Lactotroph; Neuregulin (Nrg1); Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 3; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPHS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUREGULIN-1; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF;

EID: 81855168260     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02223.x     Document Type: Article

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