Change in the levels of adenine-related compounds in starfish ovarian follicle cells following treatment with gonad-stimulating substance

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-418

  Mita, Masatoshi ^a,b   Yasumasu, Ikuo ^a   Nagahama, Yoshitaka ^c   Saneyoshi, Mineo ^d  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Teikyo Junior College   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^d Nishi Tokyo University   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 methyladenine; ATP; methylation; starfish follicle cells

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLADENINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GONADOTROPIN; METHIONINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MEIOSIS; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; ASTERINA PECTINIFERA; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0030038610     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-169X.1996.t01-3-00009.x     Document Type: Article

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