Transgenic mice over-expressing galanin exhibit pituitary adenomas and increased secretion of galanin, prolactin and growth hormone

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-154

  Perumal, P ^a   Vrontakis, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN; GALANIN; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PREPROGALANIN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SECRETORY GRANULE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; GALANIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0344898855     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1790145     Document Type: Article

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