Presence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) mRNA in Rathke's pouch and effect of the GnRH-antagonist ORG 30276 on lactotroph development in vitro

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 437-445

  Van Bael, A ^a   Seuntjens, E ^a   Proesmans, M ^a   Denef, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Development; GnRH; Lactotroph; ORG 30276; Pituitary; Rathke's pouch

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; CORTICOTROPIN; DNA FRAGMENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN[1 (N ACETYL 4 CHLORO DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE) 2 (4 CHLORO DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE) 3 DEXTRO TRYPTOPHAN 6 DEXTRO ARGININE 10 DEXTRO ALANINE]; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RATHKE POUCH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031777995     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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