Effects of activin on hormone secretion by single female rat pituitary cells: Analysis by cell immunoblot assay

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-382

  Miyamoto, S ^a   Irahara, M ^a   Ushigoe, K ^a   Kuwahara, A ^a   Sugino, H ^b   Aono, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; RAT;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033064367     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1610375     Document Type: Article

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