Alterations in the chromatin structure of the distal promoter region of the bovine oxytocin gene correlate with ovarian expression

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1237-1248

  Kascheike, Bernd ^a   Ivell, Richard ^a   Walther, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATOR; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; FORSKOLIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEINIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030715541     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.1997.16.1237     Document Type: Article

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