Testosterone stimulates follicle-stimulating hormone β transcription via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase: Evidence in rat pituitary cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 523-529

  Haisenleder, D J ^a   Burger, L L ^b   Aylor, K W ^b   Dalkin, A C ^b   Walsh, H E ^b   Shupnik, M A ^b   Marshall, J C ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Mechanisms of hormone action; Signal transduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ANDROGEN; BOLDENONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTRADIOL; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PHOSPHORYLATION; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 14044254797     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.035196     Document Type: Article

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