Genealogy of the anterior pituitary gland: Tracing a family tree

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 343-352

  Burrows, Heather L ^a   Douglas, Kristin R ^b   Seasholtz, Audrey F ^b   Camper, Sally A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SPECIFICITY; ECTODERM; GENEALOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

EID: 0033230670     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(99)00189-7     Document Type: Review

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