Hormonal regulation of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in gonadal tissues of the Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 495-504

  Nunez, B Scott ^a   Evans, Andrew N ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic croaker; Gene expression; Gonadotropin; Ovary; StAR; Steroidogenesis; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; Testis

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA,21 TRIHYDROXY 4 PREGNEN 3 ONE; AMINO ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRADIOL; FLUORESCENT DYE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNENOLONE; PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; FEMALE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; MALE; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TELEOST; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 33845955488     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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