Shizume K

No ORCID on file · 1 paper in corpus · active 1982

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  • other 1

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  • endometriosis 1
other 1982
Prolactin directly inhibits basal as well as gonadotropin-stimulated secretion of progesterone and 17 beta-estradiol in the human ovary
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jcem-54-6-1246

An ovarian perifusion technique was used to determine if there is a direct suppressive effect of PRL on human gonadal steroid secretion. Ovarian tissue from nine patients was examined. Ovine PRL (0.1-10 IU/ml) directly suppressed progestero…