Neurofilaments in thyrotrophs of hypothyroid rats an immunohistochemical study

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-200

  Salinas, Eva ^a   Quintanar, J Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES   (Mexico)

^b Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Centro de Ciencias Basicas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Neurofilaments; Pituitary; Propylthiouracil; Thyrotrophs; Thyrotropin; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; THYROID CELL; THYROID WEIGHT;

EID: 0033863557     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/EP:11:2:195     Document Type: Article

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