Immunohistochemical study on so-called follicular cells and folliculostellate cells in the human adenohypophysis

Pathology International

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 244-247

  Yamashita, Michiko ^a   Qian, Zhi Rong ^a   Sano, Toshiaki ^a   Horvath, Eva ^b   Kovacs, Kaiman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin; Follicular cell; Folliculostellate cell; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary; S 100 protein

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKERATIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TYPE; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; FOLLICULOSTELLATE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STELLATE CELL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 20444499403     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2005.01820.x     Document Type: Article

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