Adrenal growth is controlled by expression of specific pro-opiomelanocortin serine protease in the outer adrenal cortex

Endocrine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 589-595

  Bicknell, A B ^a   Lowry, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERMEDIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOSIS; MODEL; ORGAN GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0036936418     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ERC-120016971     Document Type: Conference Paper

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