Food restriction differentially affects mRNAs encoding the major anterior pituitary tropic hormones

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Han, Eun Soo ^a   Lu, Deedee H ^a   Nelson, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; PROLACTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032406705     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.5.B322     Document Type: Article

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