Title: Decidual signals in the establishment of pregnancy: The prolactin family
Abstract: Decidual cells are responsible for creating a uterine environment supportive of the development of extraembryonic and embryonic tissues. A hormone family structurally related to pituitary PRL is a component of the efferent decidual cell response. Thus far, members of the PRL gene family have been identified in primates and in the rat. Patterns of expression during gestation suggest a role for members of the decidual PRL family in the establishment and maintenance of the gestational state. Precise physiological roles for each member of the decidual PRL family remain to be elucidated.
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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