Josimovich JB, Archer DF. The role of lactogenic hormones in the pregnant woman and the fetus.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1977;
129:777-80. [PMID:
147026 DOI:
10.1016/0002-9378(77)90396-9]
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Abstract
Evaluation of the roles of prolactin and placental lactogen in pregnancy in primates has revealed mammotropic, fetal osmoregulatory, metabolic, and steroidogenic roles, which appear to protect the uterine contents during late pregnancy and prepare the fetus for the changes in nutrition at the time of delivery.
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