Rapid transition of NESTIN-expressing dividing cells from PROP1-positive to PIT1-positive advances prenatal pituitary development

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 779-791

  Yoshida, S ^a   Kato, T ^a   Higuchi, M ^a   Yako, H ^a   Chen, M ^a   Kanno, N ^a   Ueharu, H ^a   Kato, Y ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

NESTIN; PIT1; Pituitary; PROP1; Stem progenitor cell

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; NESTIN; PROLACTIN; PROP1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS DEVELOPMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL;

NESTIN; PIT1; PITUITARY; PROP1; STEM/PROGENITOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; NESTIN; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; S100 PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1;

EID: 84882672166     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12077     Document Type: Article

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