Subcellular localization of leptin in non-tumorous and adenomatous human pituitaries: An immuno-ultrastructural study

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1147-1152

  Vidal, S ^a   Cohen, S M ^a   Horvath, E ^a   Kovacs, K ^a   Scheithauer, B W ^a   Burguera, B G ^a   Lloyd, R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysial hormones; Human; Immunoelectron microscopy; Leptin; Pituitary tumors

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033883550     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800811     Document Type: Article

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