Changes in oxytocin receptor in bovine preovulatory follicles between the gonadotropin surge and ovulation

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-43

  Jo, M ^a,b   Fortune, J E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle; Granulosa cells; Ovary (bovine); Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN SURGE ATTENUATING FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; NEUROPHYSINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THECA CELLS;

EID: 0037469665     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(02)00418-5     Document Type: Article

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