Mechanism of D2 agonist-induced inhibition of GH secretion from human GH-secreting adenoma cells

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 775-779

  Nishina, Yuko ^a   Takano, Koji ^a   Yasufuku Takano, Junko ^a   Teramoto, Akira ^a   Fujita, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; cAMP; D2 receptor; GH secretion; Intracellular calcium concentration

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BROMOCRIPTINE; CALCIUM ION; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; NITRENDIPINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; TUMOR CELL;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ADENOMA; BROMOCRIPTINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; NITRENDIPINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; SODIUM CHANNELS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 30844438943     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.52.775     Document Type: Article

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