Biochemical assessment of limits to estrogen synthesis in porcine follicles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-397

  Corbin, C J ^a   Moran, F M ^a   Vidal, J D ^a   Ford, J J ^b   Wise, T ^b   Mapes, S M ^a   Njar, V C ^c   Brodie, A M ^c   Conley, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle; Granulosa cells; Ovary; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME B5; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450C17; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROGESTERONE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SWINE; THECA CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; CYTOCHROMES B5; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSOMES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; SWINE; THECA CELLS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038299248     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.015578     Document Type: Article

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