Tissue-cell- and species-specific expression of gonadotropin-regulated long chain acyl-CoA synthetase (GR-LACS) in gonads, adrenal and brain: Identification of novel forms in the brain

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 98, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 207-217

  Li, Jie ^a   Sheng, Yi ^a   Tang, Pei Zong ^a   Tsai Morris, Chon Hwa ^a   Dufau, Maria L ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Brain; Gonads; GR LACS (gonadotropin regulated long chain acyl CoA synthetase)

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BRAIN; GONAD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COENZYME A LIGASES; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GONADOTROPINS; ISOENZYMES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; OVARY; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 33644758282     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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