Molecular basis of combined pituitary hormone deficiencies

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-442

  Cohen, Laurie E ^a   Radovick, Sally ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PROTEIN PITZ; PROTEIN PROP 1; PROTEIN RPX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ECTODERM; GENE MUTATION; HYPOPITUITARISM; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL; EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; MUTATION; PITUITARY GLAND; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 0036668183     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/er.2001-0030     Document Type: Review

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