Interleukin-6 is an autocrine growth factor for folliculostellate-like TtT/GF mouse pituitary tumor cells

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 345-352

  Renner, U ^a   Gloddek, J ^a   Arzt, E ^b   Inoue, K ^c   Stalla, G K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autocrine growth stimulation; Folliculostellate cells; Interleukin 6

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GROWTH STIMULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0030775792     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211777     Document Type: Article

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