| Literature DB >> 910825 |
Abstract
Serum prolactin concentrations, determined serially at weekly intervals from the fifth week of gestation, increase in an approximately linear pattern. It is suggested that in human gestation the increase in prolactin secretion is related to supramaximal estrogen augmentation at all times and is a functional reflection of hypertrophy and hyperplasia of pituitary lactotrophs.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 910825 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(77)90594-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol ISSN: 0002-9378 Impact factor: 8.661