Utilizing the hair follicle to dissect the regulation and autocrine/paracrine activities of prolactin in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 302, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Langan, Ewan A ^a,b   Griffiths, Christopher E M ^a   Paus, Ralf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR; PROTIRELIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; KERATINOCYTE; LETTER; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCALP; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN;

EID: 84861164234     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00080.2012     Document Type: Letter

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