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Rapid changes in anterior pituitary cell phenotypes in male and female mice after acute cold stress.
Endocrinology - 1 May 2008
Senovilla Laura, Núñez Lucía, Villalobos Carlos, García-Sancho Javier
Abstract excerpt
The anterior pituitary (AP) is made of five different cell types. The relative abundance and phenotype of AP cells may change in different physiological situations as an expression of pituitary plasticity. Here, we analyze in detail the phenotype of mouse corticotropes and the effects of acute cold stress on AP cell populations. The hormone content and the expression of hypothalamic-releasing hormone (HRH)...
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