Immunohistochemical detection of angiotensin receptors AT1 and AT2 in normal rat pituitary gland, estrogen-induced rat pituitary tumor and human pituitary adenomas

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-177

  Pawlikowski, Marek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin receptors; ATI AT2; Imunohistochemistry; Pituitary adenomas; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

EID: 33746533130     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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