Figure 3. CIRP promotes murine corticotroph cell growth in vivo.
A. tumor growth rate; B. tumor depiction; C. tumor weight; D. circulating ACTH and corticosterone levels derived from mice harboring stable CIRP overexpressing cells compared with controls. E. qRT-PCR confirmed increased CIRP and POMC mRNA in stable CIRP transfectant tumor tissues compared to controls. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.