Combinatorial expression of phenotypes of different cell lineages in the rat and mouse pituitary

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1040, Issue , 2005, Pages 84-88

  Denef, Carl ^a   Pals, K ^a   Hauspie, A ^a   Vankelecom, H ^a   Seuntjens, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregate cell culture; Bihormonal cells; Mouse; Pituitary; Rat; Single cell RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GONADORELIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 22144493354     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1327.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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