Inhibin α, β(A) and β(B) subunit messenger ribonucleic acid levels in cultured rat pituitary: Studies by a quantitative RT-PCR

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-410

  Demura, Reiko ^a   Suzuki, Tomoharu ^a   Yajima, Rie ^a   Tajima, Saeko ^a   Kubo, Osami ^a   Yoshimoto, Takanobu ^a   Demura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin; Antisense DNA; Gonadotropin; Inhibin; Rat pituitary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029743752     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.43.403     Document Type: Article

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