Differential regulation of inhibin/activin α- and β(A)-subunit and follistatin mRNAs by cyclic AMP and phorbol ester in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Tuuri, T ^a   Eramaa M ^a   Van Schaik, R H N ^b   Ritvos, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Human granulosa cell); Activin; cAMP; Follistatin; Inhibin; TPA

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ACTIVIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL ESTER; PROTEIN KINASE C ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE INDUCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030598659     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(96)03842-7     Document Type: Article

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