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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2019

The relation of serum prolactin levels and

A Mohammadpour, H Keshavarz, M Mohebali, M Salimi, A Teimouri, S Shojaee

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A MohammadpourDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
H KeshavarzDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
M MohebaliDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
M SalimiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
A TeimouriDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
S ShojaeeDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, shojaee1980@yahoo.com.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 343 serum samples (240 from women and 103 from men) were collected from individuals who were referred for PRL checking in laboratories of Karaj, Iran. Blood samples were collected, and sera were separated and analyzed for the detection of anti-

resultsOf 343 sera, 110 samples (32%) consisting of samples from 42 men and 68 women had anti-

conclusionThe results of the current study confirmed the previous studies based on immunoregulatory role of PRL and indicated that high levels of PRL could be related to

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cytokinesdopamineECL technologyhyperprolactinemiahypoprolactinemiaIgG antibodyprolactinToxoplasma gondii

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PMID30588064
PMCPMC6304245
OpenAlexW2904554182

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