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Identification of suppressin-producing cells in the rat pituitary.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 1993
Ban E M, Propst S M, Blalock J E, LeBoeuf R D
Abstract excerpt
Suppressin (SPN) is a novel polypeptide that is synthesized and secreted by normal rat pituitary cells and a rat pituitary tumor cell line, GH3. Specifically, SPN is a negative regulator of growth that inhibits lymphoid and neuroendocrine cell proliferation. The objective of the present study was to identify the cells in the normal rat pituitary that produce SPN. A double immunofluorescence technique, using...
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