GATA-4 is a granulosa cell factor employed in inhibin-α activation by the TGF-β pathway

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 557-568

  Anttonen, M ^a   Parviainen, H ^a   Kyronlahti A ^a   Bielinska, M ^b   Wilson, D B ^b   Ritvos, O ^a,c   Heikinheimo, Markku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL STRAIN COS7; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33745188048     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.1.01962     Document Type: Article

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