Expression of steroidogenic enzymes and synthesis of steroid hormones during development of ovarian follicles in prepubertal goats

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-460

  Yuan, Ji Hong ^a   Wang, Jun Zuo ^a   Lan, Guo Cheng ^a   Sui, Hong Shu ^a   Yu, Jian Ning ^a   Tan, Jing He ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Prepubertal goat; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GOATS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 42649128039     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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