Chapter 4. Fusion Pores in Growth-Hormone-Secreting Cells of the Pituitary Gland: An AFM Study
- Bhanu P. Jena PhD2,
- J. K. Heinrich Hörber PhD3
Published Online: 4 NOV 2005
DOI: 10.1002/0470007702.ch4
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title
Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine
Additional Information
How to Cite
Anderson, L. L. and Jena, B. P. (2005) Fusion Pores in Growth-Hormone-Secreting Cells of the Pituitary Gland: An AFM Study, in Force Microscopy: Applications in Biology and Medicine (eds B. P. Jena and J. K. H. Hörber), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0470007702.ch4
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- 3
Department of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 NOV 2005
- Published Print: 21 JUN 2006
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471396284
Online ISBN: 9780470007709
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- growth-hormone-secreting cell fusion pores;
- signal transduction mechanism;
- atomic force microscopy with live GH-secreting cells
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Neuroendocrine Regulation of GH Secretion In Vivo
Hypothalamic Hormones Controlling GH Release and Synthesis
Signal Transduction Mechanism Systems
Immunocytochemical Distribution of Somatotrophs in Porcine Anterior Pituitary
Structure and Dynamic of the Fusion Pores in Live GH-Secreting Cells Revealed Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Number of Secretory Vesicles in Growth Hormone Cells of the Pituitary Remains Unchanged after Secretion
Acknowledgment
References