Neuroendocrine properties of adrenocortical cells

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 436-439

  Ehrhart Bornstein, M ^a,c   Hilbers, U ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal Carcinoma; Adrenal Cortex; NCI H295; Neuroeondocrine Differentiation; Neuronal Cell Adhesion Molecule (NCAM); Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0031782134     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978911     Document Type: Article

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