The mt1 melatonin receptor and RORβ receptor are co-localized in specific TSH-immunoreactive cells in the pars tuberalis of the rat pituitary

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1647-1657

  Klosen, Paul ^a   Bienvenu, Christele ^a   Demarteau, Olivier ^a   Dardente, Hugues ^a   Guerrero, Hilda ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a   Masson Pévet, Mireille ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; Mr1 melatonin receptor; Pars tuberalis; Pituitary; ROR receptor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HAPTEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; RETINOID; RETINOID ORPHAN RECEPTOR BETA; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036935264     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540205001209     Document Type: Article

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