Expression of Pit-1 and estrogen receptor messenger RNA in prolactin-producing pituitary adenomas

Modern Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 526-533

  Sanno, Naoko ^a   Teramoto, Akira ^b   Matsuno, Akira ^b   Takekoshi, Susumu ^b   Itoh, Johbu ^b   Yoshiyuki Osamura, R ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenoma; Estrogen receptor; MRNA; Pit 1; Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0029998421     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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