Pathology, pathogenesis and therapy of growth hormone (GH)-producing pituitary adenomas: Technical advances in histochemistry and their contribution

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 95-104

  Osamura, Robert Y ^a   Egashira, Noboru ^a   Kajiya, Hanako ^a   Takei, Mao ^a,b   Tobita, Maya ^a,c   Miyakoshi, Takashi ^a   Inomoto, Chie ^a   Takekoshi, Susumu ^a   Teramoto, Akira ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell lineage; Functional differentiation; Pituitary adenoma; Pituitary hormones; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70349495701     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.09004     Document Type: Review

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