Human lipocalin-1, a physiological scavenger of lipophilic compounds, is produced by corticotrophs of the pituitary gland

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 433-435

  Wojnar, Petra ^a   Dirnhofer, Stephan ^a   Ladurner, Peter ^a   Berger, Peter ^a   Redl, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; Corticotrophs; Immunohistochemistry; Lipocalin; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTICOTROPIN; LIPOCALIN; SCAVENGER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; LACRIMAL GLAND; LIPOPHILICITY; MALE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SWEAT GLAND; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0036180366     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000314     Document Type: Article

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