Immunohistochemical localisation of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor α and EGF receptor during organogenesis of the murine hypophysis in vivo

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 291-302

  Iwai Liao, Yasutomo ^a   Kumabe, Shunji ^a   Takeuchi, Masaki ^a   Higashi, Yoshikage ^a  

^a OSAKA DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGF; EGFR; Foetus; Mouse; Pituitary gland; TGF

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0034150827     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj1936.76.6_291     Document Type: Article

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