Cellular receptors for sex steroids in human pituitary adenomas

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-184

  Jaffrain Rea, M L ^a,f   Petrangeli, E ^b   Ortolani, F ^c   Fraioli, B ^d   Lise, A ^d   Esposito, V ^d   Spagnoli, L G ^e   Tamburrano, G ^d   Frati, L ^c   Gulino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRIBOLONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10544247320     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510175     Document Type: Article

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