Stimulatory effects of adenosine on prolactin secretion in the pituitary gland of the rat

We investigated the effects of adenosine on prolactin (PRL) secretion from rat anterior pituitaries incubated in vitro. The administration of 5-N-methylcarboxamidoadenosine (MECA), an analog agonist that preferentially activates A2 receptors, induced a dose-dependent (1 nM to 1 µM) increase in the l...

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Main Authors: D.L.W. Picanço-Diniz, M.M. Valença, A.L.V. Favaretto, J. Antunes-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2002-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000700015