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Title: Pituitary follicular cells produce basic fibroblast growth factor

Journal Article · · Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States)

Cultured monolayers of bovine pituitary follicular cells, which transport ions, contain high amounts of mitogenic activity for endothelial cells which, on the basis of gene expression analysis, heparin-Sepharose elution profile, bioassay, immunoblotting, radioimmunoassay, and radioreceptor assay, has been identified as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). These data indicate that follicular cells may be a major source of bFGF in the pituitary gland. Considering that bFGF has been proposed to play a role in paracrine regulation of pituitary hormone secretion, the data also suggest that these cells may exert important local regulatory functions.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California Medical Center, San Francisco (USA)
OSTI ID:
5293998
Journal Information:
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Vol. 84:16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English