Molecular biology of pituitary development and disease

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue , 1996, Pages 19-21

  Bedford, F K ^a   Christopherson, K ^a   Nachtigal, M W ^a   Shen, W H ^a   Julius, D J ^b   Ingraham, H A ^a  

^a Department of Physiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell lineage; Pituitary development; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INTERMEDIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NUCLEAR FACTOR; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOCRINE CELL; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030012408     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000184822     Document Type: Article

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