Reproduction Abstracts

Bovine placental lactogen (bPL) is a classical member of a prolactin (PRL) gene family expressed in the placenta. bPL exerts lactogenic activity similar to pituitary PRL, however, detailed information about the role of bPL during bovine gestation is still limited. The 16 k N-terminal fragments of PRL, generated by enzymatic cleavage, have angiostatic activities in human and rodents. In the present study, we examined the feasibility of N-terminal fragments of bPL following clea...