Expression of proopiomelanocortin, proenkephalin and prodynorphin genes in porcine theca and granulosa cells

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 97-112

  Staszkiewicz, Jaroslaw ^a   Skowronski, Mariusz T ^a   Kaminski, Tadeusz ^a   Siawrys, Gabriela ^a   Krazinski, Bartlomiej E ^a   Kusmider, Maciej ^b   Przala, Jadwiga ^a   Okrasa, Stanislaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Ovarian follicle; Prodynorphin; Proenkephalin; Proopiomelanocortin; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; SWINE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; THECA CELLS;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 34250732366     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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