Open AccessExpression of BRCA1 gene in ewe mammary epithelial cells during pregnancy: regulation by growth hormone and steroid hormones
Author(s) -
Karine Laud,
Louis Hornez,
Isabelle Gourdou,
L Bélair,
Andrew Arnold,
J.P. Peyrat,
Jean Djiane
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1450763
Subject(s) - prolactin , medicine , endocrinology , mammary gland , hormone , estrogen , biology , steroid hormone , in situ hybridization , breast development , gene expression , northern blot , gene , breast cancer , cancer , biochemistry
Steroid hormones (estradiol and progesterone) in association with prolactin and growth hormone are involved in lobulo alveolar development of the mammary gland during pregnancy. We hypothesized that the BRCA1 gene may be induced by these different hormones.
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