Lindane, a gap junction blocker, suppresses FSH and transforming growth factor β1-induced connexin43 gap junction formation and steroidogenesis in rat granulosa cells

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 555-566

  Ke, Ferng Chun ^a   Fang, Su Huan ^b   Lee, Ming Ting ^c   Sheu, Shiow Yhu ^b   Lai, Si Yi ^b   Chen, Yun Ju ^b   Huang, Fore Lien ^a   Wang, Paulus S ^b   Stocco, Douglas M ^d   Hwang, Jiuan Jiuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHROME P450; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LINDANE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CONTACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMATURITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CONNEXIN 43; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GRANULOSA CELLS; LINDANE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 20144370406     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.05776     Document Type: Article

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