Effects of protein kinase A and C inhibitors on follicular inhibin and activin during ovulation

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 642-651

  Hua, Vi Khiem ^a,c   Fleming, S D ^a,c   Illingworth, P ^b,c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IVFAustralia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activin; HCG; Inhibin; Protein kinase; QRT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; INHIBIN; INHIBIN B; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 56749091016     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60311-2     Document Type: Article

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