Article
Phenotypic characterization and functional correlation of alpha-MSH binding to pituitary cells.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Feb 1997
Zheng T, Villalobos C, Nusser K D, Gettys T W, Faught W J, Castaño J P, Frawley L S
Abstract excerpt
It is clear that alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), released by the hypophysial neurointermediate lobe, is a mediator of suckling-induced prolactin release, but several questions surrounding its role remain unresolved. Accordingly, the objectives of the present study were 1) to est...
Topics
- Animals
- Autoradiography
- Calcium
- Cells, Cultured
- Dopamine Agonists
- Dopamine Antagonists
- Hemolytic Plaque Technique
- Immunohistochemistry
- Phenotype
- Pituitary Gland, Anterior
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
- alpha-MSH