Article
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 gonadotrop...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming
- Castration
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Immunohistochemistry
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
