Role of ghrelin in reproduction

Reproduction

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 531-540

  García, Marâ C ^c   López, Miguel ^c   Alvarez, Clara V ^a   Casanueva, Felipe ^a   Tena Sempere, Manuel ^b   Diéguez, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTAMIDE; GHRELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GESTATION PERIOD; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEYDIG CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STARVATION; TESTIS TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; MALE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; PEPTIDE HORMONES; REPRODUCTION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 34247638445     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-06-0249     Document Type: Review

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