Detection of Ob-Receptor in human adrenal neoplasms and effect of leptin on adrenal cell proliferation

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 247-251

  Glasow, A ^a,e   Bornstein, S R ^b   Chrousos, G P ^b   Brown, J W ^c   Scherbaum, W A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenal Pathologies; Immunostaining; Leptin Receptor

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0032917015     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978726     Document Type: Article

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