Pituitary growth hormone-releasing factor receptor expression in normal and dwarf rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-185

  Carmignac, Danielle F ^a   Flavell, David M ^a   Robinson, Iain C A F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroids; Dwarf rats; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone receptors; Insulin like growth factor; Molecular neuroendocrinology

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DWARFISM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE-REGULATING HORMONE; REFERENCE VALUES; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029768010     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127116     Document Type: Article

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