Characterization and steroidal regulation of gonadotropin beta subunits in the male leopard frog, Rana pipiens

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-74

  Zhang, Lihong ^a   Kessler, Ann E ^b   Tsai, Pei San ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; cDNA cloning; Estrogen; Gonadotropin beta subunit; Leopard frog; mRNA expression; Rana pipiens

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FROG; GONADECTOMY; HEART; HORMONAL REGULATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33845210917     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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