Transdifferentiation of somatotrophs to thyrotrophs in the pituitary of patients with protracted primary hypothyroidism

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 436, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-51

  Vidal, Sergio ^a   Horvath, Eva ^a   Kovacs, Kalman ^a   Cohen, Sandra M ^a   Lloyd, Ricardo V ^b   Scheithauer, Bernd W ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Immunocytochemistry; Pituitary; Somatotroph; Thyrotroph hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 0034000278     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008197     Document Type: Article

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