Immunohistochemical localization of hormones and peptides in the human pituitary cells in a case of hipercortisolism by ACTH secreting microadenoma

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 7-9, 2007, Pages 709-717

  Reyes, R ^a   Valladares, F ^a   Diaz Flores L ^a   Feria, L ^a   Alonso, R ^a   Tramu, G ^b   Bello, Axia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Laboratoire de Neurocytochimie Fonctionnelle   (France)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cushing's syndrome; Immunohistochemistry; Microadenoma; Peptides

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANGIOTENSIN II; BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; NEUROTENSIN; PEPTIDE; PROLACTIN; SUBSTANCE P; THYROTROPIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ACTH SECRETING ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TUMOR CELL; ADENOMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CORTICOTROPH; CUSHING SYNDROME; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; THYROTROPH;

ACTH-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA; ADENOMA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN II; CORTICOTROPHS; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GONADOTROPHS; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTENSIN; PITUITARY HORMONES; SUBSTANCE P; THYROTROPHS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 34248595835     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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