Epidermal growth factor regulation of connexin 43 in cultured granulosa cells from preantral rabbit follicles

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-69

  Kennedy, Katie L ^a   Floyd, Anthony A ^a   Clarkson, Alison M ^a   Lee, Vaughan H ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; EGF; Follicular development; Gap junctions; Granulosa cell

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 43; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RABBIT; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RABBITS;

EID: 0037210853     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10219     Document Type: Article

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