Hormonal Induction of Secretory Granules in a Pituitary Tumor Cell Line*
SCAMMELL J, BURRAGE T, DANNIES P. Hormonal Induction of Secretory Granules in a Pituitary Tumor Cell Line*. Endocrinology 1986, 119: 1543-1548. PMID: 3530721, DOI: 10.1210/endo-119-4-1543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH4C1 cellsIntracellular PRLSecretory granulesCombination of estradiolNumber of granulesPituitary tumor cell linePRL accumulationHormone regimenTumor cell strainsEpidermal growth factorHormone treatmentTumor cell linesPRLGrowth factorControl levelsOccasional granulesCell linesHormonal inductionGHCell strainsCellsGranule numberTreatmentCellular contentStorage granulesDopamine Inhibits Prolactin Release when Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Levels Are Elevated*
DELBEKE P, SCAMMELL J, MARTINEZ-CAMPOS A, DANNIES P. Dopamine Inhibits Prolactin Release when Cyclic Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Levels Are Elevated*. Endocrinology 1986, 118: 1271-1277. PMID: 3004906, DOI: 10.1210/endo-118-4-1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRL releaseIntracellular cAMP concentrationFemale Fischer 344 ratsCAMP levelsAnterior pituitary cellsCAMP concentrationFischer 344 ratsPRL accumulationPercentage of lactotrophsDopamine inhibitsPituitary tumorsContinuous Percoll density gradientsNM TRHPituitary cellsCAMP accumulationMicroM dopaminePercoll density gradientsBasal levelsMonophosphate levelsMin of incubationLactotrophsAdenylate cyclasePrimary culturesDopamineForskolin