Prolactin induces regional vasoconstriction through the beta2-adrenergic and nitric oxide mechanisms.

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Published in Endocrinology on April 26, 2007

Authors

Claudio Molinari1, Elena Grossini, David A S G Mary, Francesca Uberti, Ezio Ghigo, Flavio Ribichini, Nicola Surico, Giovanni Vacca

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratorio di Fisiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, via Solaroli 17, I-28100 Novara, Italy. molinari@med.unipmn.it

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