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Adrenal Hyperplasia in Hyperprolactinemia Rats
Author(s) -
Furuhashi Nobuaki,
Fang V. S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1981.tb00517.x
Subject(s) - prolactin , hyperplasia , endocrinology , medicine , adrenal gland , hormone
Using mammotropic tumor (MtT/W5) bearing rats as hyperprolactinemia rats, we showed that circulating high prolactin levels caused adrenal hyperplasia. Also, we could clearly demonstrate a positive correlation between the serum levels of prolactin and the adrenal gland weights. The findings suggest that prolactin acts to stimulate primary adrenal hyperplasia.