Experimental modification of rat pituitary growth hormone cell function during and after spaceflight

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 955-970

  Hymer, W C ^a   Grindeland, R E ^b   Salada, T ^b   Nye, P ^b   Grossman, E J ^b   Lane, P K ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cell culture; cell gravisensing; growth hormone assays; microgravity

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MICROGRAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RAT; SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 0029919101     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.3.955     Document Type: Article

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