Insulin enhances the transcription of luteinizing hormone-β gene

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 132-137

  Dorn, Christoph ^a   Mouillet, Jean François ^a   Yan, Xiaomei ^a   Ou, Qinglin ^a   Sadovsky, Yoel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Egr 1; Insulin; Luteinizing hormone; Steroidogenic factor 1

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT HUMAN INSULIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EGR 1;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUSHI TARAZU TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 4043076427     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.054     Document Type: Article

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