Activin and transforming growth factor-β as local regulators of ovarian steroidogenesis in the goldfish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 142-150

  Calp, M Kathryn ^a   Matsumoto, Jacqueline A ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; MYELOPID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TELEOST; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 0037508555     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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