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Combined pituitary hormone deficiency: role of Pit-1 and Prop-1.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 Dec 1999
Pfäffle R W, Blankenstein O, Wüller S, Kentrup H
Abstract excerpt
During fetal development of the anterior pituitary gland, a number of sequential processes occur that affect cell differentiation and proliferation. Molecular analyses have revealed several steps that are required for pituitary cell line specification and have identified specific factors that control these steps. The gene encoding the pituitary transcription factor 1 (Pit-1) is expressed during differentiation...
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