Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and its receptor (IGF-1R) in the rat anterior pituitary

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Eppler, Elisabeth ^a   Jevdjovic, Tanja ^a   Maake, Caroline ^a   Reinecke, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adenohypophysis; Gonadotrophs; Growth hormone; IGF I; Type 1 IGF receptor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETORY GRANULE; STRESS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33846260594     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05248.x     Document Type: Article

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