Molecular evidence that growth of dominant follicles involves a reduction in follicle-stimulating hormone dependence and an increase in luteinizing hormone dependence in cattle

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1051-1059

  Mihm, M ^a   Baker, P J ^a   Ireland, J L H ^b   Smith, G W ^b   Coussens, P M ^b   Evans, A C O ^c   Ireland, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Estradiol receptor; Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Follicular development; Gene regulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIN D2; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THECA CELL;

BOS; BOVINAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THECA CELLS;

EID: 33748559821     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.045799     Document Type: Article

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