Brief report: Peptide products of the neurotrophin-inducible gene vgf are produced in human neuroendocrine cells from early development and increase in hyperplasia and neoplasia

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2811-2815

  Rindi, Guido ^a   Licini, Lisa ^b   Necchi, Vittorio ^c   Bottarelli, Lorena ^a   Campanini, Nicoletta ^a   Azzoni, Cinzia ^a   Favret, Maurizio ^b   Giordano, Giovanna ^a   D'Amato, Filomena ^d   Brancia, Carla ^d   Solcia, Enrico ^c   Ferri, Gian Luca ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Leno Manerbio   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; INSULIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN VGF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VGF PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIVER; LUNG TUMOR; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; PANCREAS; PARATHYROID HYPERPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUMOR; THYROID HYPERPLASIA; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADENOMA; ADRENAL TUMOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; METABOLISM; PARAGANGLIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOCRINE GLAND NEOPLASMS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PARAGANGLIOMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 34447118222     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-0035     Document Type: Article

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