Long-term, homologous prolactin, administered through ectopic pituitary grafts, induces hypothalamic dopamine neuron differentiation in adult Snell dwarf mice.

Khodr, Christina E; Clark, Sara M; Hurley, David L; Phelps, Carol J

Khodr, Christina E; Clark, Sara M; Hurley, David L; Phelps, Carol J.

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Khodr CE; Neurobiology Program, Children's Memorial Research Center, Northwestern University, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614-3394, USA. c-khodr@northwestern.edu

Endocrinology ; 149(4): 2010-8, 2008 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18096658

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Dopamine/physiology; Dwarfism, Pituitary/pathology; Hypothalamus/drug effects; Prolactin/administration & dosage; Animals; Body Weight/drug effects; Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism; Cell Differentiation/drug effects; Dwarfism, Pituitary/genetics; Female; Male; Mice; Pituitary Gland/transplantation; Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/analysis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prolactin / Dopamine / Dwarfism, Pituitary / Hypothalamus Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Endocrinology Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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