New insights into the regulation of somatotrope function using genetic and transgenic models

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 1-3

  Frohman, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOSTATIN; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACROMEGALY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS;

EID: 0029786607     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(96)90067-0     Document Type: Article

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