Characterization of multiple promoters directing tissue-specific expression of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2754-2762

  Dong, Ke Wen ^a,d   Yu, Kei Li ^b   Chen, Zheng Guang ^a   Chen, Ya Di ^b   Roberts, James L ^c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0030922995     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.7.5249     Document Type: Article

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