Gene transcription of receptors for growth hormone-releasing peptide and somatostatin in human pituitary adenomas

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2997-3000

  Nielsen, Steen ^a   Mellemkjær, Søren ^a   Rasmussen, Lars M ^a   Ledet, Thomas ^a   Astrup, Jens ^a   Weeke, Jørgen ^a   Jørgensen, Jens O L ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ACROMEGALY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTINOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACROMEGALY; ADENOMA; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE-REGULATING HORMONE; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031725335     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.8.2997     Document Type: Article

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