Search Results
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Search for other papers by Marumi Osuna in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Yokiko Sonobe in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Search for other papers by Eisuke Itakura in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Search for other papers by Sukumar Devnath in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Takako Kato in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Search for other papers by Yukio Kato in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Life Science, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Life Science, Institute of Reproduction and Endocrinology, Research Management Bureau, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
Search for other papers by Kinji Inoue in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction Pituitary folliculostellate (FS) cells are stellate and S100B protein-positive cells that surround neighboring endocrine cells by their long cytoplasmic processes, which are considered to act as a sustentacular cell in the pituitary
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by M-O Faure in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by L Nicol in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by S Fabre in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by J Fontaine in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by N Mohoric in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by A McNeilly in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, The University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Building, 49 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK
Search for other papers by C Taragnat in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction In females the gonadotropins FSH and LH produced by pituitary gonadotropes are required for terminal follicular growth and regulation of ovulation number ( McNeilly et al. 1992 ). The patterns of the synthesis and
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Chiara Onofri in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Marily Theodoropoulou in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Marco Losa in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Eberhard Uhl in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Manfred Lange in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Eduardo Arzt in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Günter K Stalla in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Istituto San Raffaele, Neurosurgical Department, Milano, Italy
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Neurosurgical Department, Munich, Germany
Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Neurosurgical Department, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, FCEN-Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for other papers by Ulrich Renner in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing ones, is known to be a fundamental process in the expansion of solid tumours ( Carmeliet 2003 , Ferrara 2004 ) and is also essential for pituitary
Search for other papers by Maria J Chen in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Pinwen Peter Chiou in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Yu-Hsian Liao in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Chun-Mean Lin in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Thomas T Chen in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction Development of in vitro systems is crucial for understanding the mechanism of regulation of pituitary hormone gene expression at the molecular level in fish. Whole pituitary gland cultures ( Yada et al . 1991 , Elango et al . 2006
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Anne-Lise Lecoq in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Philippe Zizzari in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Mirella Hage in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Lyvianne Decourtye in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Clovis Adam in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Say Viengchareun in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Johannes D Veldhuis in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Valérie Geoffroy in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Marc Lombès in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Virginie Tolle in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Anne Guillou in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Auli Karhu in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Laurent Kappeler in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d’Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Philippe Chanson in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service d’Endocrinologie et des Maladies de la Reproduction, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
Search for other papers by Peter Kamenický in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction Since 2006, mutations in the AIP (aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein) gene have been known to predispose humans to pituitary adenomas ( Vierimaa et al. 2006 ). Heterozygous mutations are found in 20% of familial
Search for other papers by Eun-Jin Kang in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by So-Hye Hong in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Jae-Eon Lee in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Seung Chul Kim in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Hoe-Saeng Yang in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Pyong in Yi in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Sang-Myeong Lee in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Beum-Soo An in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction Prolactin (PRL) is a polypeptide hormone synthesized and secreted from specialized cells of the anterior pituitary gland, which is known for its multiple effects on the female mammary gland, including regulation of growth and
Search for other papers by B Shan in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by C Schaaf in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by A Schmidt in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by K Lucia in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by M Buchfelder in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by M Losa in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by D Kuhlen in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by J Kreutzer in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Neuroendocrinology Group, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, IBioBA–CONICET, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 10, D-80804 Munich, Germany
Search for other papers by M J Perone in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Neuroendocrinology Group, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Laboratorio de Fisiología y Biología Molecular, IBioBA–CONICET, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstraße 10, D-80804 Munich, Germany
Search for other papers by E Arzt in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by G K Stalla in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by U Renner in
Google Scholar
PubMed
applied in recent studies ( Thomas et al . 2008 , Shahani et al . 2010 ), may overcome this problem in the future. Tumours of the anterior pituitary represent the second most frequent type of intracranial neoplasms and are mostly benign adenomas derived
Search for other papers by Michael Muchow in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Ioannis Bossis in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Tom E Porter in
Google Scholar
PubMed
role in the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) axis in mammals. However, due to a lack of homologous antisera to TSH in birds and the only recent description of an anti-peptide antibody ( Iwasawa et al. 2002 ), the physiological role of TSH in the
Division of Clinical and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Animal Sciences, Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS, INSERM, ULP, College de France) and Institut Clinique de la Souris, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
Search for other papers by Hyun Joon Kim in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Division of Clinical and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Animal Sciences, Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS, INSERM, ULP, College de France) and Institut Clinique de la Souris, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
Search for other papers by Mary C Gieske in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Susan Hudgins in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Beob Gyun Kim in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Andree Krust in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Pierre Chambon in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Division of Clinical and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Animal Sciences, Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS, INSERM, ULP, College de France) and Institut Clinique de la Souris, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
Search for other papers by CheMyong Ko in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction It is well established that, among multiple factors that contribute to the induction of luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion, the ovarian steroid estrogen plays a pivotal role by exerting positive feedback to the pituitary ( Clarke 2002
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Norbert Chauvet in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Taoufik El-Yandouzi in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Marie-Noëlle Mathieu in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Audrey Schlernitzauer in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Evelyne Galibert in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Chrystel Lafont in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Paul Le Tissier in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by Iain C Robinson in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Patrice Mollard in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Département d'Endocrinologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universités Montpellier I and II, Division of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 Rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Search for other papers by Nathalie Coutry in
Google Scholar
PubMed
Introduction The anterior pituitary is a complex endocrine gland that transfers information between the brain and peripheral tissues, playing a pivotal role in the regulation of physiological functions such as reproduction, metabolism, and growth