NGF content and expression in the rat pituitary gland and regulation by thyroid hormone

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 60-68

  Calzà, Laura ^a,b   Giardino, Luciana ^c   Aloe, Luigi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b HESPERIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDNF; Neurotrophin receptor; NGF; Pituitary gland; Rat; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; GONADECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; THYROIDECTOMY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030777601     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00213-1     Document Type: Article

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