Neonatal thymulin gene therapy in nude mice: Effects on the morphology of the pituitary corticotrope population

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-479

  Martines, Eliana ^a,b   Reggiani, Paula C ^a,c   Schwerdt, José I ^a,c   Goya, Rodolfo G ^a,c   Cónsole, Gloria ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Adventista del Plata   (Argentina)

^c INIBIOLP UNLP   (Argentina)

^d Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hypophysiotropic activity; Nude mice; RAd FTS; Thymulin gene therapy; Thymus pituitary axis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; THYMULIN;

ACTH SECRETING CELL; ADENOVIRUS; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NUDE MOUSE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPHS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PITUITARY GLAND; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 79952340467     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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