Biochemical and morphological diversity among folliculo-stellate cells of the mink (Mustela vison) anterior pituitary

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-87

  Cardin, Julie ^a   Carbajal, M Eloisa ^a   Vitale, María L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Cell culture; Cytoskeleton; Folliculo stellate cells; GFAP; Mink; S 100

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN S 100; VIMENTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; MALE; MICROTUBULE; MINK; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 0033763569     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7535     Document Type: Article

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