Human growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9) and its novel homolog GDF-9B are expressed in oocytes during early folliculogenesis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2744-2750

  Aaltonen, Johanna ^a   Laitinen, Mika P ^a   Vuojolainen, Kaisa ^a   Jaatinen, Risto ^a   Horelli Kuitunen, Nina ^b   Seppä, Laura ^a   Louhio, Henna ^c   Tuuri, Timo ^c   Sjöberg, Jari ^d   Bützow, Ralf ^d   Hovatta, Outi ^c   Dale, Leslie ^e   Ritvos, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9B; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MURINAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033306874     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.8.2744     Document Type: Article

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