Functional analysis of LHβ knockout mice

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 81-84

  Kumar, T Rajendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Knockout mice; Ovary; Pituitary; Testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROGESTERONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONAD FUNCTION; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TARGET CELL; TESTIS SIZE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GONAD; MALE; MOUSE MUTANT;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GONADS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 33947577656     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.10.020     Document Type: Review

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