PROLACTIN mRNA EXISTS IN RAT HYPOTHALAMUS
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 114 (5) , 1947-1949
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-114-5-1947
Abstract
Using radiolabeled DNA complementary to rat pituitary prolactin mRNA, we probed RNA gel blots from three rat tissues: pituitary, hypothalamus, and liver. Poly (A)-enriched RNA from male and female hypothalami contained a hybridizable RNA which was the same size as, though less abundant than, mature pituitary PRL mRNA. These results support the proposal that the rat brain synthesizes PRL.Keywords
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