Involvement of distinct signaling pathways in activin-induced increases in FSH secretion and enlargement of FSH cell population in the rat pituitary

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-247

  Katayama, Tetsuro ^a   Kyan, Hisako ^a   Nakashima, Michiko ^a   Rahayu, Emilliana Y ^a   Murakami, Noboru ^a   Kuroda, Haruto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; Calcium; Pituitary; Proliferation; Rat

Indexed keywords

1 [N,O BIS(5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) N METHYLTYROSYL] 4 PHENYLPIPERAZINE; ACTIVIN A; BROXURIDINE; CALCIUM ION; CYTARABINE; FOLLITROPIN; NICARDIPINE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0033941276     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.47.239     Document Type: Article

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