Molecular characterisation and functional interrogation of a local natriuretic peptide system in rodent pituitaries, αT3-1 and LβT2 gonadotroph cells

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-229

  Thompson, Iain R ^a   Chand, Annisa N ^a   Jonas, Kim C ^a   Burrin, Jacky M ^b   Steinhelper, Mark E ^c   Wheeler Jones, Caroline P ^a   McArdle, Craig A ^d   Fowkes, Robert C ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CYCLIC GMP; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C; PROTEIN KINASE C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP2;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC GMP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPHS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, C-TYPE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR;

EID: 70449429500     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-09-0189     Document Type: Article

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