Fibroblast growth factor signaling is required for the proliferation and patterning of progenitor cells in the developing anterior pituitary

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-182

  Norlin, Stefan ^a   Nordström, Ulrika ^a   Edlund, Thomas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Fibroblast growth factor; Infundibulum; Patterning; Pituitary; Proliferation; SU5402

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; INFUNDIBULUM; MOUSE; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 8; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0034706053     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00393-2     Document Type: Article

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