Paracrine actions of growth differentiation factor-9 in the mammalian ovary

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1035-1048

  Elvin, Julia A ^a   Clark, Amander T ^a   Wang, Pei ^a   Wolfman, Neil M ^b   Matzuk, Martin M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HYALURONIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UROKINASE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE TARGETING; GRANULOSA CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033304739     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/mend.13.6.0310     Document Type: Article

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