Other transcription factors and hypopituitarism

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-311

  Cohen, Laurie E ^a   Radovick, Sally ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary development

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LHX4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PROP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN PITX1; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LHX4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROPHET OF PIT 1 PROTEIN; PROPHET OF PIT-1 PROTEIN;

GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; GENETICS;

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 1842848106     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020997423195     Document Type: Review

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