Establishment of a TSH-releasing-hormone-secreting cell line from the area cerebrovascular of an anencephalic foetus.
A cell line was established from the area cerebrovasculosa of an anencephalic foetus, five types of cells were identified in this cell line, and medium conditioned by this cell line caused strong TSH-secreting activity in cultured human pituitary cells.
D000757:Anencephaly / Q000196:embryology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*
D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin