Plasma prolactin axis shift from placental to pituitary origin in late prepartum mice

The placenta secretes a prolactin (PRL)-like hormone PRL3B1 (placental lactogen II), a luteotropic hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy until labor in mice. A report from 1984 examined the secretion pattern of PRL3B1 in prepartum mice. In the current study, we found contradictory findings in...

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Main Authors: Taku James Sairenji, Shinnosuke Masuda, Yuya Higuchi, Mitsue Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Yajima, Oh Kwan Ee, Yuki Fujiwara, Takuya Araki, Noriaki Shimokawa, Noriyuki Koibuchi
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Language:English
Published: The Japan Endocrine Society 2024-07-01
Series:Endocrine Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/endocrj/71/7/71_EJ23-0724/_html/-char/en
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