Detection of inhibin α and βA subunits (inhibin a, b, activin a,ab) in the human pituitary gland and in pituitary adenomas by immunohistochemistry and nonradioisotopic in situ hybridization

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-134

  Sugiyama, Makoto ^a   Sanno, Naoko ^a   Teramoto, Akira ^a   Osamura, R Yoshiyuki ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Inhibin; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031852994     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02782605     Document Type: Article

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