Molecular cloning and hormonal control in the ovary of connexin 31.5 mRNA and correlation with the appearance of oocyte maturational competence in red seabream

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3299-3306

  Choi, C Y ^a   Takashima, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connexin; Cx31.5; Germinal vesicle breakdown; Gonadotropin; Maturational competence; Oocyte; Pagrus major; RACE; Red seabream

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE PAIRING; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATURATION; MESSENGER RNA; OOCYTE; OPEN READING FRAME; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONNEXINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; OVARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEA BREAM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033740345     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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