Endocrine cells and blood vessels work in tandem to generate hormone pulses

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Schaeffer, Marie ^a,b,c   Hodson, David J ^a,b   Lafont, Chrystel ^a,b   Mollard, Patrice ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNOMIQUE FONCTIONNELLE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD OXYGENATION; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL ACTIVITY; ENDOCRINE CELL; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE CELLS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; PANCREAS; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 80054801044     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JME-11-0035     Document Type: Review

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