Differential LHRH secretion, dye coupling, and protein expression in two morphologically distinct cell types identified in GT1-7 cultures

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 467-478

  Matesic, Diane ^a   Attardi, Barbara ^b   Dellovade, Tammy ^c   Pfaff, Donald ^c   Germak, John ^a,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye coupling; LHRH; Neuroendocrine; Neuron specific enolase; Neurosecretion

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DYE; GONADORELIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLEACHING; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTACT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEURITE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0031011318     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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