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Short-term pharmacological suppression of the hyperprolactinemia of infertile hCG-overproducing female mice persistently restores their fertility.
Endocrinology - 1 Dec 2012
Ratner Laura D, Gonzalez Betina, Ahtiainen Petteri, Di Giorgio Noelia P, Poutanen Matti, Calandra Ricardo S, Huhtaniemi Ilpo T, Rulli Susana B
Abstract excerpt
Female infertility is often associated with deregulation of hormonal networks, and hyperprolactinemia is one of the most common endocrine disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis affecting the reproductive functions. We have shown previously that transgenic female mice overexpressing human chorionic gonadotropin β-subunit (hCGβ+ mice), and producing elevated levels of bioactive LH/hCG, exhibit increased...
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