Normal reproductive function in InhBP/p120-deficient mice

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 4882-4891

  Bernard, Daniel J ^a,b,e   Burns, Kathleen H ^c   Haupt, Bisong ^c   Matzuk, Martin M ^c   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN BINDNG PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE TARGETING; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENOTYPE; GONADOTROPINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; PHENOTYPE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0038111923     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.23.14.4882-4891.2003     Document Type: Article

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