Influence of prenatal testosterone treatment on foetal and prepubertal LHβ-subunit mRNA and plasma LH concentrations in the female pig

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-38

  Petric, N ^a,b   Kato, Y ^a,c   Elsaesser, F ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen; Gene expression; LH; Pig; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENITALIA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE; TESTOSTERONE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2642541928     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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