Association of Ad4BP/SF-1 transcription factor with steroidogenic activity in oncogene-transformed granulosa cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-57

  Keren Tal, I ^a   Dantes, A ^a   Plehn Dujowich, D ^a   Amsterdam, A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ha ras; Steroidogenic P450 genes; SV40

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DEXAMETHASONE; FOLLITROPIN; FORSKOLIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULOSA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE H RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STEROIDOGENESIS; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION;

ADRENODOXIN; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FORSKOLIN; FUSHI TARAZU TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENES, RAS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; PROGESTERONE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030895819     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(96)03989-5     Document Type: Article

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