September 1, 1982Clinical Endocrinology

LEVELS OF α‐MELANOTROPHIN IN THE HUMAN FETAL PITUITARY GLAND THROUGHOUT GESTATION, IN ADULT PITUITARY GLAND AND IN HUMAN PLACENTA*

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Population

Human fetal pituitary gland (from 11 weeks of gestation to term), adult pituitary gland, and human placenta

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JWJohn F. WilsonUniversity College of the North

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Implication

No immediate clinical relevance; leaves open the developmental role of fetal pituitary alpha-melanotrophin.

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Population

Human fetal pituitary gland (from 11 weeks of gestation to term), adult pituitary gland, and human placenta

Outcome

Levels of alpha-melanotrophin measured by radioimmunoassaysurrogate

The study demonstrates dynamic changes in alpha-melanotrophin levels in the human fetal pituitary gland throughout gestation, suggesting a role for pars intermedia peptides in fetal development.

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John F. Wilson (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90e983b24842dac47a6a2e https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1982.tb01585.x

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LEVELS OF α‐MELANOTROPHIN IN THE HUMAN FETAL PITUITARY GLAND THROUGHOUT GESTATION, IN ADULT PITUITARY GLAND AND IN HUMAN PLACENTA*

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LEVELS OF α‐MELANOTROPHIN IN THE HUMAN FETAL PITUITARY GLAND THROUGHOUT GESTATION, IN ADULT PITUITARY GLAND AND IN HUMAN PLACENTA*

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