Antagonism by Progesterone of Diethylstilbestrol-lnduced Pituitary Tumorigenesis in Fischer 344 Rats: Effects on Sex Steroid Receptors and Tyrosine Hydroxylase mRNA

Gerardo Piroli,Claudia Grillo,Monica G. Ferrini,Victoria Lux Lantos,A. F. De Nicola

Antagonism by Progesterone of Diethylstilbestrol-lnduced Pituitary Tumorigenesis in Fischer 344 Rats: Effects on Sex Steroid Receptors and Tyrosine Hydroxylase mRNA

1996

Gerardo Piroli
Claudia Grillo
Monica G. Ferrini
Victoria Lux Lantos
A. F. De Nicola

It is known that chronic exposure of F344 rats to diethylstilbestrol (DES) induces prolactin (PRL)-secreting pituitary tumors composed of proliferating mammotropic cells. In the present wor

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Tyrosine hydroxylase
Pituitary tumors
Pituitary adenoma
Prolactin
Dopamine
Estrogen receptor
Sex hormone receptor
Endocrinology
Diethylstilbestrol
Biology
Internal medicine
Antagonism
pituitary tumorigenesis
Messenger RNA

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