Pituitary and/or Peripheral Estrogen-Receptor α Regulates Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion, Whereas Central Estrogenic Pathways Direct Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion in Postmenopausal Women | Zendy

Mihaela Cosma | Zendy; Joy N. Bailey | Zendy; John J. Miles | Zendy; Cyril Y. Bowers | Zendy; Johannes D. Veldhuis | Zendy

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Pituitary and/or Peripheral Estrogen-Receptor α Regulates Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion, Whereas Central Estrogenic Pathways Direct Growth Hormone and Prolactin Secretion in Postmenopausal Women

Author(s) -

Mihaela Cosma,

Joy N. Bailey,

John J. Miles,

Cyril Y. Bowers,

Johannes D. Veldhuis

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-1322

Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , prolactin , estrogen , secretagogue , prolactin cell , estrogen receptor , secretion , biology , hormone , cancer , breast cancer

Estradiol (E(2)) stimulates GH and prolactin secretion and suppresses FSH secretion in postmenopausal women. Whether central nervous system (CNS) or pituitary mechanisms (or both) mediate such actions is not known.

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