Melatonin receptor mRNA expression in human granulosa cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-110

  Niles, L P ^a   Wang, Jiaxu ^a   Shen, Ling ^a   Lobb, D K ^a   Younglai, E V ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human granulosa cells; Melatonin receptor subtypes; mRNA; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032880735     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00135-5     Document Type: Article

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