IBYME 02675
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA Y MEDICINA EXPERIMENTAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Prolactin: The bright and the dark side
Autor/es:
BECU VILLALOBOS, DAMASIA; VICCHI, FELICITAS LOPEZ
Revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Editorial:
ENDOCRINE SOC
Referencias:
Año: 2017 vol. 158 p. 1556 - 1559
ISSN:
0013-7227
Resumen:
Prolactin is a phylogenetically old signaling molecule whose gene can be traced to lampreys more than 500 million years ago. This fact poses the question of aprimitive function for prolactin, which would explain its retention during premammalian evolution. With the origin of mammals, prolactin became linked inextricably to the development of the mammary gland and lactation.
