Presence of a bioactive and immunoreactive growth-hormone-releasing-factor-like substance in porcine placenta

Neonatology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 363-369

  Farmer, C ^a   Gaudreau, P ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing factor; Placenta; Porcine pituitary

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERMORELIN; SWINE; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0030829686     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000244506     Document Type: Article

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