Human pineal luteinizing hormone receptors

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 223-228

  Bhatnagar, K P ^a   Li, X ^a   Lei, Z M ^a   Rao, C V ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Human pineal; Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; LH hCG receptors

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PINEAL BODY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0036662019     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/bih.77.4.223.228     Document Type: Article

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