Autocrine and paracrine roles of polypeptide growth factors, cytokines and vasogenic substances in normal and tumorous pituitary function and growth: A review

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 515-532

  Renner, Ulrich ^a   Pagotto, Uberto ^a   Arzt, Eduardo ^b   Stalla, Günter Karl ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS ALFREDO LANARI   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLISTATIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INHIBIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

CELL COMMUNICATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029955062     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1350515     Document Type: Review

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