Effect of prolactin on the production of progesterone by mouse ovaries in vitro
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Reproduction
- Vol. 47 (1) , 155-156
- https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0470155
Abstract
The effect of various concentrations of prolactin on the production of progesterone by mouse ovaries in organ culture with or without luteal tissue was investigated, and the effects of rat, sheep or human prolactin preparations on ovarian steroidogenesis were compared. Prolactin may have a direct role in regulating ovarian steroidogenesis in the mouse. High concentrations of prolactin appear to enhance steroidogenesis by the corpus luteum but inhibit that by the developing follicles.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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