Characterization of the ovine LHβ-subunit gene: The promoter is regulated by GnRH and gonadal steroids in transgenic mice

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 481-489

  McNeilly, J R ^a   Brown, P ^a   Mullins, J ^c   Clark, A J ^b   McNeilly, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Genome Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0029828190     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510481     Document Type: Article

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