In situ hybridization analysis of Pit-1 mRNA and hormonal production in human pituitary adenomas

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-268

  Sanno, N ^a   Teramoto, A ^b   Matsuno, A ^c   Itoh, J ^a   Takekoshi, S ^a   Osamura, R Y ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; mRNA; Pit 1; Pituitary adenoma; Transcriptional factor

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

ADENOMA; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PITUITARY HORMONES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0030069765     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050424     Document Type: Article

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