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SUBMITTER: Kaneda H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756486 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The journal of poultry science 20171025 2
Prolactin (PRL) is a hormone mainly secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. In birds, PRL exerts a variety of physiological functions in target tissues expressing the PRL receptor (PRLR). In chicken, the <i>PRLR</i> mRNA is abundant in the anterior pituitary gland, but its regional and cellular localization are unknown. In the present study, we investigated the expression of the <i>PRLR</i> mRNA in cephalic and caudal lobes of the chicken anterior pituitary gland. Real-time polymerase chain re ...[more]