Androgen receptor gene expression in rat granulosa cells: The role of follicle-stimulating hormone and steroid hormones

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4392-4397

  Tetsuka, M ^a   Hillier, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029767472     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.10.8828500     Document Type: Article

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