Pit-1 gene expression in human lactotroph and somatotroph pituitary adenomas is correlated to D2 receptor gene expression

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3390-3396

  Pellegrini Bouiller, I ^a   Morange Ramos, I ^a,b   Barlier, A ^a   Gunz, G ^a   Figarella Branger, D ^d   Cortet Rudelli, C ^c   Grisoli, F ^d   Jaquet, P ^a,b   Enjalbert, A ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Service d'Endocrinologie   (France)

^c Services d'Endocrinologie   (France)

^d Laboratoire de Neuropathologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; PROLACTINOMA; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ANALYSIS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN; PROLACTINOMA; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029794734     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.9.3390     Document Type: Article

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