Recent Progress in Stem Cell Research of the Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenoma
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Pituitary Gland
1.2. Pituitary Adenoma
1.3. Tissue and Cancer Stem Cells
2. Pituitary Gland Stem Cells
2.1. Historical Background
2.2. Markers
2.3. Stem Cell Niche
2.4. Differentiation
2.5. Treatment Strategies Using PGSCs
3. Pituitary Adenoma Stem Cells
3.1. Tumor-Initiating Capacity
3.2. Treatment Strategies for PASCs
4. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Toda, M.; Tamura, R.; Toda, M. Recent Progress in Stem Cell Research of the Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenoma. Endocrines 2020, 1, 49-57. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines1010006
Toda M, Tamura R, Toda M. Recent Progress in Stem Cell Research of the Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenoma. Endocrines. 2020; 1(1):49-57. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines1010006
Chicago/Turabian StyleToda, Masataro, Ryota Tamura, and Masahiro Toda. 2020. "Recent Progress in Stem Cell Research of the Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Adenoma" Endocrines 1, no. 1: 49-57. https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines1010006