Pituitary cell lines and their endocrine applications

GT Ooi, N Tawadros, RM Escalona - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2004 - Elsevier
The pituitary gland is an important component of the endocrine system, and together with the
hypothalamus, exerts considerable influence over the functions of other endocrine glands …

Diabetes induces apoptosis in lymphocytes

R Otton, FG Soriano, R Verlengia… - Journal of …, 2004 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Transgenic CBA mice expressing either the tyrosine kinase GTK (gut tyrosine kinase) or the
adaptor protein SHB (Src homology 2 protein of beta-cells) under the control of the rat …

Galanin in pituitary adenomas

E Grenbäck, P Bjellerup, E Wallerman, L Lundblad… - Regulatory peptides, 2004 - Elsevier
Tumor galanin content was measured in extracts from human pituitary adenomas using a
specific RIA method for monitoring human galanin. Twenty-two out of twenty-four tumors …

Galanin receptor subtype GalR2 mediates apoptosis in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells

A Berger, R Lang, K Moritz, R Santic, A Hermann… - …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Recently we have shown that galanin binding significantly correlates with survival in
neuroblastoma patients, indicating a possible modulatory role of galanin receptors in …

Parallel changes between the percentage of fetal pituitary cells immunoreactive to oestrogen receptor α and the concentration of 17β-oestradiol in fetal and maternal …

S Cui, J li Liu, Y jing Shao… - Reproduction, Fertility and …, 2004 - CSIRO Publishing
The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between fetal sheep pituitary
oestrogen receptor (ER) α expression and changes in fetal and maternal plasma 17β …

Gender Differences in the Expression of Galanin and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide in Oestrogen‐Induced Prolactinomas of Fischer 344 Rats

GG Piroli, L Pietranera, CA Grillo… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We have previously described a sexual dimorphism in oestrogen‐induced anterior pituitary
tumorigenesis in Fischer 344 rats, with female tumours averaging twice the size of those of …