Fetal expression of GnRH and GnRH receptor genes in rat testis and ovary

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 179-189

  Botte M C ^a   Chamagne, A M ^b   Carre M C ^a   Counis, R ^a   Kottler, M L ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; OVARY; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, LHRH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS;

EID: 0031752104     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1590179     Document Type: Article

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