Is gonadotrope expression of the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor gene mediated by autocrine/paracrine stimulation of an activin response element?

Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1949-1952

  Duval, Dawn L ^a   Ellsworth, Buffy S ^a   Clay, Colin M ^a  

^a Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0033058980     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.4.6780     Document Type: Article

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