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Simian virus 40 T antigen-induced gonadotroph adenomas: a model of human null cell adenomas.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 1998
Kumar T R, Graham K E, Asa S L, Low M J
Abstract excerpt
The cell of origin of human null cell pituitary adenomas is disputed. Although these tumors, by definition, do not produce any of the anterior pituitary hormones in vivo, they have been shown to express gonadotropin subunit genes, release gonadotropin hormones in vitro, and express the gonadotroph-associated transcription factor steroidogenic factor-1. However, they demonstrate variable responses to releasing...
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