Expression of leptin receptor isoforms and effects of leptin on the proliferation and hormonal secretion in human pituitary adenomas

Hormone Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Kristiansen, M T ^a,b   Clausen, L R ^a,b   Nielsen, S ^b   Blaabjerg, O ^d   Ledet, T ^b   Rasmussen, L M ^c   Jorgensen J O L ^a,c  

^a Inst of Exp Clinical Research   (Denmark)

^b Laboratory for Biochemical Pathology   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Growth hormone; Leptin; Leptin receptors; Pituitary adenomas; Pituitary cell proliferation

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL;

ADENOMA; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 4644363185     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080030     Document Type: Article

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