Placental Lactogen

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A unique placental lactogen receptor: implications for fetal growth. 
  • Binding of placental lactogen and growth hormone to fetal sheep fibroblasts. 
  • Comparison of prostaglandin F2alpha and hypertonic saline for induction of midtrimester abortion. 
  • Constitutive expression of placental lactogen in pancreatic beta cells: effects on cell morphology, growth, and gene expression. 
  • Differential effect of cyclic adenosine monophosphate on the secretion of human placental lactogen and human chorionic gonadotropin. 
  • Differential effects of placental lactogen, growth hormone and prolactin on rat liver ornithine decarboxylase activity in the perinatal period. 
  • Differential solubilization of placental lactogen (PL)- and growth hormone-binding sites: further evidence for a unique PL receptor in fetal and maternal liver. 
  • Human placental lactogen infusions into the medial preoptic area stimulate maternal behavior in steroid-primed, nulliparous female rats. 
  • Luteolytic and abortifacient effects of serial intramuscular injections of 15(S)-15-methyl-prostaglandin F2alpha in early pregnancy. 
  • Nutritional regulation of the placental lactogen receptor in fetal liver: implications for fetal metabolism and growth. 
  • Ontogenesis of prolactin receptors in the human fetus: roles in fetal development. 
  • Ovine placental lactogen inhibits glucagon-induced glycogenolysis in fetal rat hepatocytes. 
  • Ovine placental lactogen stimulates amino acid transport in rat diaphragm. 
  • Ovine placental lactogen stimulates glycogen synthesis in fetal rat hepatocytes. 
  • Ovine placental lactogen, but not growth hormone, stimulates amino acid transport in fetal rat diaphragm. 
  • Placental hormones and the control of fetal growth. 
  • Placental lactogen and GH receptors in sheep liver: striking differences in ontogeny and function. 
  • Placental lactogen and growth hormone receptors in human fetal tissues: relationship to fetal plasma human placental lactogen concentrations and fetal growth. 
  • Placental lactogen receptors in maternal sheep liver: effects of fasting and refeeding. 
  • Placental lactogen-binding sites in isolated fetal fibroblasts: characterization, processing, and regulation. 
  • Pregnancy lactogens in the rat conceptus and fetus: circulating levels, distribution of binding, and expression of receptor messenger ribonucleic acid. 
  • Purification of a distinct placental lactogen receptor, a new member of the growth hormone/prolactin receptor family. 
  • Rat placental lactogen-I binds to the choroid plexus and hypothalamus of the pregnant rat. 
  • Regulation of maternal metabolism by pituitary and placental hormones: roles in fetal development and metabolic programming. 
  • Role of placental lactogen and prolactin in human pregnancy. 
  • Roles of the lactogens and somatogens in perinatal and postnatal metabolism and growth: studies of a novel mouse model combining lactogen resistance and growth hormone deficiency. 
  • Synergistic effects of oPL and insulin on glycogen metabolism in fetal rat hepatocytes. 
  • Targeted deletion of the PRL receptor: effects on islet development, insulin production, and glucose tolerance. 
  • The glycogenic effects of placental lactogen and growth hormone in ovine fetal liver are mediated through binding to specific fetal ovine placental lactogen receptors. 
  • The placental lactogen receptor in maternal and fetal sheep liver: regulation by glucose and role in the pathogenesis of fasting during pregnancy. 
  • The role of placental lactogen in the regulation of fetal metabolism and growth. 
  • The roles of placental growth hormone and placental lactogen in the regulation of human fetal growth and development. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Freemark, Michael Scott, Robert C. Atkins, M.D. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Pediatrics, in the School of Medicine, Pediatrics, Endocrinology