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Débora Cristina de Moraes
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Mario Vaisman Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, s/n, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21949-900, Brasil

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Flavia Lucia Conceição Laboratório de Endocrinologia Molecular, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, s/n, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21949-900, Brasil

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Tânia Maria Ortiga-Carvalho
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Introduction The pituitary gland comprises two parts: posterior and anterior. The posterior pituitary, or neurohypophysis, has a neuronal origin and is responsible for storing and secreting antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin, which are produced by

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Takahiro Nemoto Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan

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Naoko Yamauchi Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan

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Tamotsu Shibasaki Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan

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unclarified. We previously demonstrated that Ucn 2 is expressed in the corticotrophs of rat pituitary but the concentrations of Ucn 2 in culture media of rat anterior pituitary cells are extremely low compared with those of ACTH ( Nemoto et al . 2007 ). We

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Alejandra Abeledo-Machado Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Dana Bornancini Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Milagros Peña-Zanoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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María Andrea Camilletti Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Erika Yanil Faraoni Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Graciela Díaz-Torga Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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). Moreover, in vitro studies using pituitary cells isolated from gonadal or hypothalamic control demonstrated that the proportion of secreting lactotrophs and the prolactin secretion from individual cells gradually increase during the first weeks of life in

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Jens Mittag Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Wiebke Oehr Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Heike Heuer Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Tuula Hämäläinen Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Bent Brachvogel Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Ernst Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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Karl Bauer Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Experimental Endocrinology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fritz-Lipmann-Institut, Institute of Biomedicine, Institute for Biochemistry, University of East Anglia, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 7, D-30625 Hannover, Germany

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the anterior pituitary ( Traverso et al . 1999 , Kawaminami et al . 2002 ), the master gland of the endocrine system. We were therefore interested in studying the expression of the annexins in the anterior pituitary not only in wild-type animals but

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Bethania Mongi-Bragato Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Ezequiel Grondona Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Liliana del Valle Sosa Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Natacha Zlocowski Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Ana Clara Venier Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Alicia Inés Torres Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Alexandra Latini Laboratório de Bioenergética e Estresse Oxidativo – LABOX, Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, Córrego Grande, Florianópolis, Brasil

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Rodrigo Bainy Leal Departamento de Bioquímica e Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

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Silvina Gutiérrez Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Ana Lucía De Paul Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Córdoba, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA), Córdoba, Argentina

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Introduction The pituitary gland, the master regulator of homeostatic balance, responds in a dynamic manner to constantly changing hormonal and metabolic environments. However, an imbalance in the response to endogenous and exogenous signals

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L A Nolan Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK

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A Levy Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK

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Introduction The anterior pituitary, like many other endocrine tissues, retains considerable plasticity throughout adult life. The precise quantitative and qualitative nature of any pituitary mitotic and/or apoptotic response is influenced by the

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Raúl M Luque Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia (HURS), Cordoba, Spain
CIBER de la Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Madrid, Spain

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Rhonda D Kineman Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago and Research and Development Division, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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NST are common to SST ( Samson et al. 2008 , Hua et al. 2009 ). In spite of the genetic and putative functional link between NST and SST, the actions of NST on pituitary function, also known as the ‘master gland’ of the body, has not been explored

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A Fratticci Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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F A Grieco Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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C Spilioti Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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F Giangaspero Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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L Ventura Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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V Esposito Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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M Piccirilli Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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A Santoro Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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A Gulino Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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G Cantore Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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E Alesse Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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M L Jaffrain-Rea Department of Experimental Medicine, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2 - 67100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Neuromed Institute, IRCCS, Pozzilli, Via Atinense 18, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy
Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University ‘La Sapienza’, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Viale dell’Università, 00161 Rome (RM), Italy
Pathology, S Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Coppito, 67 100 L’Aquila (AQ), Italy
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto 1°, Via Regina Margherita, 00161 Roma (RM), Italy
Fondazione ‘Carlo Ferri’, Via E. Riva 42, 00015 Monterotondo (RM), Italy

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specific progenitor pool, or later as final differentiating factors. Though bHLH factors have been observed in the anterior adult pituitary ( Jackson et al. 1993 ), studies on the transcriptional control of pituitary development have mainly focused on

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Mio Tanaka
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Morio Azuma
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Yumika Nejigaki
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Yumiko Saito Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Marine Biosciences, Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190-Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan

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Kanta Mizusawa Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Marine Biosciences, Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190-Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan

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Minoru Uchiyama
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Akiyoshi Takahashi Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Marine Biosciences, Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190-Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan

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Seiji Shioda Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, School of Marine Biosciences, Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190-Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan

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Kouhei Matsuda
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Introduction Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) was first isolated from the chum salmon pituitary during an attempt to identify a novel pituitary hormone that could modulate body colour in fish ( Kawauchi et al . 1983 , Kawazoe et al . 1987

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C Suárez Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET, V, Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina

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J Vela Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET, V, Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina

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I García-Tornadú Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET, V, Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina

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D Becu-Villalobos Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET, V, Obligado 2490, Buenos Aires 1428, Argentina

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( Poortman et al. 1975 ). In particular the relation of DHEA to pituitary function has not been clearly defined. Serum DHEA levels present a characteristic ontogenic pattern, with increasing values toward puberty and a progressive decline during

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