Regulation of MT1 melatonin receptor expression in the foetal rat pituitary

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-56

  Johnston, J D ^a,d   Klosen, P ^b   Barrett, P ^c   Hazlerigg, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Msx 1; Pars tuberalis; Pitx 1; Thyrotroph

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR MSX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; MSX1 PROTEIN, RAT; SLC20A1 PROTEIN, RAT; SODIUM PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; MSX1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM-PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER PROTEINS, TYPE III;

EID: 33644852517     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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