Estrogen down-regulates GnRH gene expression in human placental cytotrophoblast cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-210

  Wong, Benjamin C ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a   Gibbons, William E ^a   Dong, Ke Wen ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen regulation; GnRH expression; Human cytotrophoblast cells; mRNA level

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 1142285534     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2003.09.025     Document Type: Article

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