The transcription factor C/EBP-β and its role in ovarian function: Evidence for direct involvement in the ovulatory process

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5273-5279

  Pall, Marita ^a   Hellberg, Pär ^a   Brännström, Mats ^a   Mikuni, Masato ^a   Peterson, C Matthew ^a   Sundfeldt, Karin ^b   Nordén, Bengt ^c   Hedin, Lars ^a   Enerbäck, Sven ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

C EBP ; Gonadotropin; Ovulation; PGS 2

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; OOCYTES; OVARY; OVULATION; PERFUSION; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030794859     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.17.5273     Document Type: Article

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