Making a pituitary gland in a dish.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2011.11.013 and PMC identifier 4996114.
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Abstract
The adenohypophysis secretes multiple hormones that control vital physiological functions. A recent article in Nature (Suga et al., 2011) describes a 3D protocol for the derivation of several endocrine pituitary cell types from mouse ESCs.