Structure and expression of Leydig insulin-like peptide mRNA in the sheep

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-177

  Roche, Peter J ^a   Butkus, Aldona ^a   Wintour, E Marelyn ^a   Tregear, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leydig insulin like peptide (Ley I L); mRNA; Ovary; Relaxin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; TESTIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 0030576630     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(96)03861-0     Document Type: Article

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