Prolactin receptors are critical to the adaptation of islets to pregnancy

Endocrinology. 2009 Apr;150(4):1566-9. doi: 10.1210/en.2008-1710.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis / genetics
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Glucose / genetics
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • Glucose Intolerance / genetics
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / cytology*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells / metabolism*
  • Islets of Langerhans / cytology*
  • Islets of Langerhans / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Models, Biological
  • Pregnancy
  • Receptors, Prolactin / genetics
  • Receptors, Prolactin / metabolism
  • Receptors, Prolactin / physiology*

Substances

  • Receptors, Prolactin
  • Glucose