Detection of melanocortin-3 receptor mRNA in immature rat pituitary: Functional relation to γ3-MSH-induced changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-179

  Lorsignol, A ^a   Vande Vijver, V ^a   Ramaekers, D ^a   Vankelecom, H ^a   Denef, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3 MSH; Anterior pituitary; Calcium; Intermediate lobe; Melanocortin 3 receptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GAMMA INTERMEDIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033061195     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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