Progesterone stimulates pancreatic cell proliferation in vivo

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-263

  Nieuwenhuizen, A G ^a   Schuiling, G A ^a   Liem, S M S ^a   Moes, H ^a   Koiter, T R ^a   Uilenbroek, J Th J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; ESTRADIOL; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CELL; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032891972     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400256     Document Type: Article

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