Adrenal hyperplasia and tumours in mice in connection with aberrant pituitary-gonadal function

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 300, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Bernichtein, Sophie ^a   Peltoketo, Hellevi ^b   Huhtaniemi, Ilpo ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal adenomas; Adrenal cortex; Adrenal hyperplasia; Adrenal tumours; Black adenoma; Chorionic gonadotrophin (CG); Gonadectomy; Gonadotrophins; LH CG receptor (Lhcgr); Lipofuscin; Luteinising hormone (LH)

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LIPOFUSCIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 1;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL TUMOR; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CANCER TISSUE; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 8; DBA 2 MOUSE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOME; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADECTOMY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; GONADS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 59849088943     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.10.005     Document Type: Review

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