Aspects of Anterior Pituitary Growth, with Special Reference to Corticotrophs

Pituitary

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 257-268

  McNicol, Anne M ^a   Carbajo Perez, E ^b  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Corticotroph; Pituitary; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033122843     PISSN: 1386341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009950308561     Document Type: Article

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