Hormones in mammalian evolution.

Animals that produced increased levels of prolactin and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) survived the period of mass extinctions at the end of the Cretaceous period. DHEA increases thermogenesis and supported existence through the extended episode of cold and dark. Further increases in DHEA and prolactin produced continual physiological and anatomical changes which eventually produced all of the characteristics of mammals.     

Hormones in milk

Hormones are present in milk of man and other mammals. Their concentration is influenced by various factors. Studies in rodents show that some hormones with large molecules retain physiological activity when administered perorally to suckling mammals.     

植物多肽激素研究概况

目前发现的植物多肽多达9 种。基于配基- 受体的胞间互作模式, 目前公认的植物多肽激素包括4种: 系统素(Systemin) 、植物硫肽激素(Phytosulfokine) 、SCR􊄯SP11 和CLV3 , 分别参与了植食性昆虫防御反应、细胞增殖、自交不亲和的识别, 以及茎分生组织干细胞分裂与分化平衡的维持。本文对四种植物多肽激素基因家族的研究进展做了较为详尽的综述, 并结合本试验室的研究进展做了展望。