Endocrine Abstracts

Choriogonadotrophin-alpha (Cga) is one of the first molecular markers for the developing pituitary gland previously known as ‘alpha-subunit’, common to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Mice lacking Cga are hypogonadal and exhibit profound hypothyroidism and dwarfism. Light microscopy of Cga null mice has shown that pituitary thyrotrophs...

Choriogonadotrophin-alpha (Cga) is one of the first molecular markers for the developing pituitary gland previously known as ‘alpha-subunit’, common to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Mice lacking Cga are hypogonadal and exhibit profound hypothyroidism and dwarfism. Light microscopy of Cga null mice has shown that pituitary thyrotrophs...