Novel independent and synergistic regulation of gonadotropin-α subunit gene by luteinizing hormone/human choriogonadotropin and gonadotropin releasing hormone in the αT3-1 gonadotrope cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 23-31

  Huang, Z H ^a   Lei, Z M ^a   Rao, Ch V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene transcription; transcript stability; Gn; Gonadotropin subunit; H; LH hCG; R; T3 1 cell

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HALF LIFE TIME; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030805551     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(97)00070-1     Document Type: Article

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