The impact of ACTH receptor knockdown on fetal and adult ovine adrenocortical cell function

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Su, Yixin ^a   Rose, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Fetal; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ADRENAL CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UPREGULATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SHEEP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 42249085949     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719107310991     Document Type: Article

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