Some hypothalamic hamartomas contain transforming growth factor α, a puberty-inducing growth factor, but not luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4695-4701

  Jung, H ^a,b   Carmel, P ^c   Schwartz, M S ^c   Witkin, J W ^d   Bentele, K H P ^b   Westphal, M ^b   Piatt, J H ^e   Costa, M E ^a   Cornea, A ^a   Ma, Y J ^a   Ojeda, S R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; HISTRALIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NAFRELIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; TRIPTORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HAMARTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS TUMOR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROGLIA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033305188     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.12.6185     Document Type: Article

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