Signaling role of prokineticin 2 on the estrous cycle of female mice.

The possible signaling role of prokineticin 2 (PK2) and its receptor, prokineticin receptor 2 (PKR2), on female reproduction was investigated. First, the expression of PKR2 and its co-localization with estrogen receptor (ERα) in the hypothalamus was examined. Sexually dimorphic expression of PKR2 in...

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Main Authors: Ling Xiao, Chengkang Zhang, Xiaohan Li, Shiaoching Gong, Renming Hu, Ravikumar Balasubramanian, William F Crowley W, Michael H Hastings, Qun-Yong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954593?pdf=render