Article
Cellular alterations in pituitary tumors.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 1994
Spada A, Vallar L, Faglia G
Abstract excerpt
In the last few years, molecular studies on pituitary adenomas have yielded evidence supporting a primary pituitary origin of these tumors. Although the existence of genomic alterations in tumoral cells is strongly suggested by the fact that almost all pituitary adenomas are monoclonal in origin,...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Dopamine
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, ras
- Growth Hormone
- Humans
- Hypothalamus
- Mutation
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Oncogenes
- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Somatostatin