Immunodetection of G proteins in human pituitary adenomas: Evidence for a low expression of proteins of the Gi subfamily

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 482-489

  Ballaré, Emilia ^a,c   Mantovani, Simona ^a,c   Bassetti, Monique ^b   Lania, Andrea ^a   Spada, Anna ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030656476     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1370482     Document Type: Article

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