Cell-to-cell communication in the anterior pituitary: Evidence for gap junction-mediated exchanges between endocrine cells and folliculostellate cells

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 3356-3367

  Morand, Isabelle ^a   Fonlupt, Pierre ^a   Guerrier, Annie ^a   Trouillas, Jacqueline ^a   Calle, Aleth ^a   Remy, Christine ^a   Rousset, Bernard ^a   Munari Silem, Yvonne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL TYPE; COUPLING FACTOR; ENDOCRINE CELL; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030001358     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.8.8754762     Document Type: Article

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