Inhibition of cytochrome P-450 C17 enzyme by a GnRH agonist in ovarian follicles from gonadotropin-stimulated rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 292, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Irusta, Griselda ^a   Parborell, Fernanda ^a   Tesone, Marta ^a,b  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Follicle; Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist; Ovary; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTERONE; CYTOCHROME P450; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUPROLIDE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 34247583393     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00226.2006     Document Type: Article

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