The nature of FSH induction by GnRH

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 257-263

  Miller, William L ^a   Shafiee Kermani, Farideh ^a   Strahl, Brian D ^b   Huang, Huey Jing ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FSHB GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENHANCER REGION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0036674987     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00614-8     Document Type: Review

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