The ovarian expression of mRNAs for aromatase, IGF-I receptor, IGF-binding protein-2, -4 and -5, leptin and leptin receptor in cycling ewes after three days of leptin infusion

Reproduction

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 869-881

  Munoz Gutierrez M ^a,e   Findlay, P A ^b   Adam, C L ^b   Wax, G ^a   Campbell, B K ^c   Kendall, N R ^c   Khalid, M ^a   Forsberg, M ^d   Scaramuzzi, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 4; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 5; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FROZEN SECTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA PROBE; SHEEP; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 4; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 5; LEPTIN; LUTEAL PHASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; SOMATOMEDINS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 29244452127     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00557     Document Type: Article

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