Age-related changes in growth hormone (GH) cells in the pituitary gland of male mice are mediated by GH-releasing hormone but not by somatostatin in the hypothalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 998, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 164-173

  Kuwahara, Sachi ^a   Sari, Dwi Kesuma ^a   Tsukamoto, Yasuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Shin ^b   Sasaki, Fumihiko ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GH ir cell; GHRH ir neuron; Immunocytochemistry; Morphometry; SS ir neuron

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 1642452820     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.060     Document Type: Article

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