Diurnal change of thyroid-stimulating hormone mRNA expression in the rat pars tuberalis

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 839-846

  Aizawa, S ^a   Hoshino, S ^a   Sakata, I ^a   Adachi, A ^a   Yashima, S ^b   Hattori, A ^b   Sakai, Takofumi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diurnal change; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridisation; Pars tuberalis; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN A; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MELATONIN; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 35048826787     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01603.x     Document Type: Article

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