Two steroidogenic pathways present in the chicken ovary: Theca layer prefers Δ5 pathway and granulosa layer prefers Δ4 pathway

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Lee, K A ^a   Volentine, K K ^a   Bahr, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHICKEN; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; THECA CELLS; TRITIUM;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031987256     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(97)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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