Prolactin receptor mRNA expression in experimental diabetic nephropathy: Relationship with urinary albumin excretion.
OBJECTIVES: Disturbances of prolactin secretion, peptide hormone produced by the pituitary gland, occur in both the chronic renal failure and in diabetes mellitus. So far, the role that prolactin play in the pathology of diabetic nephropathy progression is still unclear. Therefore, the present study was intended to examine whether the r.....