Immunohistochemical demonstration of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) in normal and pathological human pituitary glands.
The authors have studied the presence and distribution of Insulin-Like-Growth-Factor-1 (IGF-1) in 5 autopsied normal and 20 surgically removed human pituitary adenomas, employing a peroxidase-anti-peroxidase method. IGF-1 could be demonstrated in all cases, with variation of cells immunostaining from 60% in normal pituitary gland to 100% in corticotroph cell adenoma.
Alberti
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VN
Department of Pathology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
Takita
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LC
de Mesquita
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MI
Percário
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Maciel
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I