Nerve growth factor, D2 receptor isoforms, and pituitary tumors
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Nerve growth factor, D2 receptor isoforms, and pituitary tumors.
Dopamine (DA), by interacting with D2 receptors (D2R), exerts two major effects in the anterior pituitary: It inhibits prolactin (PRL) secretion and controls lactotrope cell proliferation, playing a role during pituitary development and tumorigenesis. In 1982, it was first reported that the spontaneous development of prolactinomas in old female rats was associated with the loss of hypothalamic ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1355-008X,1559-0100
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-012-9756-2