[HTML][HTML] The prolactin and growth hormone families: pregnancy-specific hormones/cytokines at the maternal-fetal interface
MJ Soares - Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2004 - Springer
MJ Soares
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2004•SpringerThe prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) gene families represent species-specific
expansions of pregnancy-associated hormones/cytokines. In this review we examine the
structure, expression patterns, and biological actions of the pregnancy-specific PRL and GH
families.
expansions of pregnancy-associated hormones/cytokines. In this review we examine the
structure, expression patterns, and biological actions of the pregnancy-specific PRL and GH
families.
Abstract
The prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) gene families represent species-specific expansions of pregnancy-associated hormones/cytokines. In this review we examine the structure, expression patterns, and biological actions of the pregnancy-specific PRL and GH families.
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