Porcine adrenal prolactin receptors: characterization, changes during neonatal development and effects of hypoprolactinemia |
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Authors: | H G Klemcke W G Pond J A Nienaber |
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Institution: | US Department of Agriculture, US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933. |
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Abstract: | 1. Adrenal prolactin (PRL) receptors were identified within the adrenal cortex of pigs (Sus domesticus), and found to be located specifically on isolated zona fasciculata/reticularis cells (6437 sites per cell). 2. These PRL receptors were associated with binding to 125I]-oPRL which was characterized as being time and temperature dependent, specific for PRL, saturable, of high affinity (Ka = 10(10)/M) with a single class of binding sites, and irreversible except under extreme conditions. 3. The concentrations (fmol/mg protein) of PRL receptors decreased by 35% (P less than 0.05) between 3 and 10 days of age, and subsequently remained constant until 30 days of age. Total content (fmol/paired adrenals) increased progressively (2-fold, P less than 0.05) between 3 and 30 days of age. 4. Short-term (less than 16 hr) and prolonged (7 weeks) hypoprolactinemia (46-64% of control levels, P less than 0.05) were not associated with changes in numbers of porcine adrenal unoccupied PRL receptors. |
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