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ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2010

Pituitary somatostatin receptor signaling.

Anat Ben-Shlomo, Shlomo Melmed

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In one paragraph

Review in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
91citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anat Ben-ShlomoPituitary Center, Department of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
Shlomo Melmed
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Pituitary TumorigenesisR01CA075979 · NCI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI MELMED, SHLOMO · 1999 to 2012
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA075979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Somatotropin-release inhibitory factor (SRIF) is a major regulator of pituitary function, mostly inhibiting hormone secretion and to a lesser extent pituitary cell growth. Five SRIF receptor subtypes (SSTR1-5) are ubiquitously expressed G-protein coupled receptors. In the pituitary, SSTR1, 2, 3 and 5 are expressed, with SSTR2 and SSTR5 predominating. As new SRIF analogs have recently been introduced for treatment of pituitary disease, we evaluate the current knowledge of cell-specific pituitary SRIF receptor signaling and highlight areas of future research for comprehensive understanding of these mechanisms. Elucidating pituitary SRIF receptor signaling enables understanding of pituitary hormone secretion and cell growth, and also encourages future therapeutic development for pituitary disorders.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansModels, BiologicalPituitary DiseasesPituitary HormonesReceptors, SomatostatinSignal TransductionPituitary HormonesReceptors, Somatostatin

Identifiers

PMID20149677
PMCPMC2834886
OpenAlexW1986480183

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Registered trials

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