Mitogenic effects of thyroxine and TRH on thyrotrophs and somatotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland in thyroidectomized rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Quintanar Stephano, A ^a   Valverde R, C ^b  

^a Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Centro de Ciencias Basicas   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; EOSIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MITOGENESIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATIC CELL; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0030789003     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1540149     Document Type: Article

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