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Benoit Cox
Benoit Cox
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Emma Laporte
Emma Laporte
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Annelies Vennekens
Annelies Vennekens
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Hiroto Kobayashi
Hiroto Kobayashi
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
Department of Anatomy and Structural Science, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Department of Anatomy and Structural Science, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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Charlotte Nys
Charlotte Nys
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Indra Van Zundert
Indra Van Zundert
Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Hiroshi Uji-i
Hiroshi Uji-i
Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Alizée Vercauteren Drubbel
Alizée Vercauteren Drubbel
Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM), Brussels, Belgium
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Benjamin Beck
Benjamin Beck
Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie Humaine et Moléculaire (IRIBHM), Brussels, Belgium
WELBIO, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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WELBIO, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Heleen Roose
Heleen Roose
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Matteo Boretto
Matteo Boretto
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Hugo Vankelecom
Hugo Vankelecom
Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Unit of Stem Cell Research, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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Introduction The pituitary represents the master endocrine gland, producing hormones that are key regulators of fundamental physiological processes including body growth, fertility, metabolism, immunity and stress. The gland produces these
Sara Pepe
Sara Pepe
Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Márta Korbonits
Márta Korbonits
Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Donato Iacovazzo
Donato Iacovazzo
Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Introduction The human pituitary gland consists of an anterior lobe, which derives from the oral ectoderm, and a posterior lobe, which originates from the neuroectoderm. The anterior pituitary contains five types of endocrine cells, including
Wenxia He
Wenxia He
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Xiangyan Dai
Xiangyan Dai
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Xiaowen Chen
Xiaowen Chen
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Jiangyan He
Jiangyan He
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Zhan Yin
Zhan Yin
Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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Introduction The pituitary gland is a central endocrine gland that regulates the function of other organs and responds to the hypothalamic centers involved in processing external and internal stimuli. The pituitary gland of teleost fish is unique
Scott Haston
Scott Haston
Developmental Biology and Cancer Research Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Saba Manshaei
Saba Manshaei
Developmental Biology and Cancer Research Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera
Juan Pedro Martinez-Barbera
Developmental Biology and Cancer Research Programme, Birth Defects Research Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Introduction The pituitary gland is known as the master regulator of the endocrine system, a title that is justified by the numerous critical physiological functions that it regulates including growth, metabolism, stress responses and
Dominik Simon Botermann
Dominik Simon Botermann
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Nadine Brandes
Nadine Brandes
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Anke Frommhold
Anke Frommhold
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Ina Heß
Ina Heß
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Alexander Wolff
Alexander Wolff
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Arne Zibat
Arne Zibat
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Heidi Hahn
Heidi Hahn
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Rolf Buslei
Rolf Buslei
Institute of Pathology, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Klinikum am Bruderwald, Bamberg, Germany
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Anja Uhmann
Anja Uhmann
Institute of Human Genetics, Molecular Developmental Genetics and Tumor Genetics Group, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany
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Introduction The pituitary gland is a key regulator of body homeostasis and responsible for signal exchanges between the hypothalamus and peripheral organs. Besides of the six different endocrine cell types (e.g. corticotrophs
María Andrea Camilletti
María Andrea Camilletti
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Alejandra Abeledo-Machado
Alejandra Abeledo-Machado
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jimena Ferraris
Jimena Ferraris
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Pablo A Pérez
Pablo A Pérez
Centro de Microscopia Electrónica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Erika Y Faraoni
Erika Y Faraoni
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Daniel Pisera
Daniel Pisera
Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Silvina Gutierrez
Silvina Gutierrez
Centro de Microscopia Electrónica, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (INICSA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Graciela Díaz-Torga
Graciela Díaz-Torga
Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Introduction The involvement of estrogens in the control of pituitary function has been extensively studied (reviewed in Seilicovich 2010 ). Initially, estradiol was described to induce lactotroph proliferation through ERα; however, apoptotic
Alejandro Ibáñez-Costa
Alejandro Ibáñez-Costa
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Esther Rivero-Cortés
Esther Rivero-Cortés
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Mari C Vázquez-Borrego
Mari C Vázquez-Borrego
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Manuel D Gahete
Manuel D Gahete
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Luis Jiménez-Reina
Luis Jiménez-Reina
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Eva Venegas-Moreno
Eva Venegas-Moreno
Metabolism and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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Andrés de la Riva
Andrés de la Riva
Service of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Miguel Ángel Arráez
Miguel Ángel Arráez
Neurosurgical Department, Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Inmaculada González-Molero
Inmaculada González-Molero
Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Herbert A Schmid
Herbert A Schmid
Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Oncology, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland
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Silvia Maraver-Selfa
Silvia Maraver-Selfa
Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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Inmaculada Gavilán-Villarejo
Inmaculada Gavilán-Villarejo
Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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Juan Antonio García-Arnés
Juan Antonio García-Arnés
Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga, Spain
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Miguel A Japón
Miguel A Japón
Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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Alfonso Soto-Moreno
Alfonso Soto-Moreno
Metabolism and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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María A Gálvez
María A Gálvez
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Raúl M Luque
Raúl M Luque
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
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Justo P Castaño
Justo P Castaño
Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Introduction Pituitary tumors are generally benign adenomas from a monoclonal/oligoclonal origin, which display heterogeneous clinical manifestations derived from oversecretion of a single hormone and/or size effects due to excess growth
Takehiro Tsukada
Takehiro Tsukada
Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Morio Azuma
Morio Azuma
Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Kotaro Horiguchi
Kotaro Horiguchi
Laboratory of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ken Fujiwara
Ken Fujiwara
Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Tom Kouki
Tom Kouki
Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Motoshi Kikuchi
Motoshi Kikuchi
Laboratory of Natural History, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Takashi Yashiro
Takashi Yashiro
Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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pituitary gland. Our group has identified various collagen types (type I, III, IV, and VI collagens) in rat anterior pituitary gland ( Kaidzu et al. 2000 ). These collagens are distributed around endocrine cells and capillaries and support tissue
Cuili Wang
Cuili Wang
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
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Dongteng Liu
Dongteng Liu
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
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Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
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Weiting Chen
Weiting Chen
Centre of Reproduction, Development and Aging (CRDA), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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Wei Ge
Wei Ge
Centre of Reproduction, Development and Aging (CRDA), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China
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Wanshu Hong
Wanshu Hong
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
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Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
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Yong Zhu
Yong Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Department of Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Shi X Chen
Shi X Chen
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, Xiamen, China
State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Introduction Gonadal steroid hormones play key roles in regulating gametogenesis, but they also exert both positive and negative feedback effects at the hypothalamic and pituitary levels. In tetrapod vertebrates, progesterone (P4) is the
Chengyuan Lin
Chengyuan Lin
School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
YMU-HKBU Joint Laboratory of Traditional Natural Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China
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Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
YMU-HKBU Joint Laboratory of Traditional Natural Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China
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Xue Jiang
Xue Jiang
School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Mulan He
Mulan He
School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Ling Zhao
Ling Zhao
Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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Tao Huang
Tao Huang
Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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Zhaoxiang Bian
Zhaoxiang Bian
Clinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
YMU-HKBU Joint Laboratory of Traditional Natural Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China
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YMU-HKBU Joint Laboratory of Traditional Natural Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, China
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Anderson O L Wong
Anderson O L Wong
School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Introduction Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), a member of the secretin/glucagon family, is a 38-amino acid (a.a.) peptide isolated from ovine hypothalamus with stimulatory activity on cAMP production in rat pituitary
