Histopathological analyses of silent pituitary somatotroph adenomas using immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and confocal laser scanning microscopic observation

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-20

  Matsuno, A ^a   Itoh, J ^a   Itoh, Y ^a   Yoshiyuki Osamura, R ^a   Katayama, H ^a   Nagashima, T ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY CHIBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea and or galactorrhea; Catalyzed signal amplification system; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; In situ hybridization; Silent pituitary somatotroph adenoma

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROTIRELIN;

ACROMEGALY; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GALACTORRHEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PROVOCATION TEST; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 0035136448     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00003     Document Type: Article

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