Hidden face of the anterior pituitary

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 304-309

  Fauquier, Teddy ^a   Lacampagne, Alain ^a   Travo, Pierre ^b   Bauer, Karl ^c   Mollard, Patrice ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Integrated Imaging Facility IFR24   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGRANULAR FOLLICULOSTELLATE CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOCRINE GLAND; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CALCIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MICROTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036716405     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00616-1     Document Type: Review

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