Colocalization of GH, TSH and prolactin, but not ACTH, with βLH-immunoreactivity: Evidence for pluripotential cells in the ovine pituitary

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 319, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-421

  Mignot, Mallory ^a   Skinner, Donal C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropin; Estrous cycle; Immunocytochemistry; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary; Prolactin; Sheep; Somatotropin; Thyrotropin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PROLACTIN; SHEEP; THYROTROPIN;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 15044364529     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-1009-0     Document Type: Article

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