Expression of activin A and its receptors in human pheochromocytomas

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 503-508

  Liu, J ^a,b   Heikkila P ^a   Kahri, A I ^a   Voutilainen, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CHROMAFFIN CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0034040430     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1650503     Document Type: Article

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