Ontogeny of pituitary transcription factor-1 (Pit-1), growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) mRNA levels in male and female rats and the differential expression of Pit-1 in lactotrophs and somatotrophs

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-225

  González Parra, Silvia ^a   Chowen, Julie A ^b   García Segura, Luis Miguel ^b   Argente, Jesús ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL INFANTIL UNIVERSITARIO NIÑO JESÚS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Ontogeny; Pit 1; Prolactin; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SYNTHESIS; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029877254     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04526.x     Document Type: Article

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