Differential expression of c-fos in vitro by all anterior pituitary cell types during the estrous cycle: Enhanced expression by luteinizing hormone but not by follicle-stimulating hormone cells

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 785-794

  Armstrong, Jennifer ^a   Childs, Gwen V ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior pituitary; c fos; estrous cycle; gonadotrope; immunocytochemistry; light microscopy; prolactin; rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN C FOS; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030976465     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500603     Document Type: Article

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