Evidence for the existence of a local activin-follistatin negative feedback loop in the goldfish pituitary and its regulation by activin and gonadal steroids

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-384

  Cheng, Gheorghe F Y ^a   Yuen, Chi Wai ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; MYELOPID; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; GROWTH HORMONE; INHIBIN; INHIBIN BETA A SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GOLDFISH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON; STEROIDOGENESIS; TELEOST; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CRICETULUS; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLISTATIN; GOLDFISH; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PITUITARY GLAND; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 38349060680     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-07-0265     Document Type: Article

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