Characterization of TSH-positive cells in foetal rat pars tuberalis that fail to express Pit-1 factor and thyroid hormone β2 receptors

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-193

  Sakai, Takafumi ^a   Sakamoto, S ^a   Ijima, K ^a   Matsubara, K ^a   Kato, Y ^b   Inoue, K ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Pars tuberalis; Pit 1; Thyroid hormone receptor; Thyrotrope

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033033866     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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