Morphological changes to somatotroph cells and in vitro individual GH release, in male rats treated with recombinant human GH

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 375-383

  Jimenez Reina L ^a   Canete R ^a   Cepeda, T ^a   Bernal, G ^a  

^a Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autofeedback; Growth hormone; Individual growth hormone release; Somatotroph

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0344002682     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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