S100β-Positive Cells of Mesenchymal Origin Reside in the Anterior Lobe of the Embryonic Pituitary Gland

Kotaro Horiguchi; Hideji Yako; Saishu Yoshida; Ken Fujiwara; Takehiro Tsukada; Naoko Kanno; Hiroki Ueharu; Hiroto Nishihara; Takako Kato; Takashi Yashiro; Yukio Kato

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163981

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S100β-Positive Cells of Mesenchymal Origin Reside in the Anterior Lobe of the Embryonic Pituitary Gland

Kotaro Horiguchi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kotaro Horiguchi, Hideji Yako

Affiliations Laboratory of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, Institute of Endocrinology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hideji Yako ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Kotaro Horiguchi, Hideji Yako

Affiliation Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Saishu Yoshida,

Affiliations Institute of Endocrinology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Ken Fujiwara,

Affiliation Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Takehiro Tsukada,

Affiliation Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Naoko Kanno,

Affiliation Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroki Ueharu,

Affiliation Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroto Nishihara,

Affiliation Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Takako Kato,

Affiliation Institute of Endocrinology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Takashi Yashiro,

Affiliation Division of Histology and Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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Yukio Kato

* E-mail: yukato@meiji.ac.jp

Affiliations Institute of Endocrinology, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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S100β-Positive Cells of Mesenchymal Origin Reside in the Anterior Lobe of the Embryonic Pituitary Gland

Kotaro Horiguchi,
Hideji Yako,
Saishu Yoshida,
Ken Fujiwara,
Takehiro Tsukada,
Naoko Kanno,
Hiroki Ueharu,
Hiroto Nishihara,
Takako Kato,
Takashi Yashiro

Published: October 3, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163981

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