Effect of copper and thiomolybdates on bovine theca cell differentiation in vitro

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-463

  Kendall, Nigel R ^a,b   Marsters, P ^a   Guo, L ^a   Scaramuzzi, R J ^b   Campbell, B K ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; COPPER CHLORIDE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 17ALPHA HYDROXYLASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LYSATE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; FEMALE SUBFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHELATING AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MOLYBDENUM; PROTEIN-LYSINE 6-OXIDASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; THECA CELLS;

EID: 33745226198     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06278     Document Type: Article

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