The anterior pituitary gland is mysterious, alluring and useful

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 3-8

  Evans, John J ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Development; Differentiation; Heterogeneity; Multihormonal; Multipotential; Paracrine; Pituitary; Plasticity; Responsiveness; Subpopulations

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; HORMONE;

ADAPTATION; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXOCYTOSIS; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; ORGANOGENESIS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMAL; HORMONES; HUMAN; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036000158     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.110.1.3.896     Document Type: Conference Paper

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