Activin and inhibin receptor gene expression in the ewe pituitary throughout the oestrous cycle

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-68

  Fafioffe, A ^b   Ethier, J F ^a   Fontaine, J ^b   JeanPierre, E ^b   Taragnat, C ^b   Dupont, J ^b  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1B; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2B; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR LIKE 2; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR LIKE 4; BETAGLYCAN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P120; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROTEOGLYCANS; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 4043137311     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1820055     Document Type: Article

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