Pitx2 deletion on pituitary Gonadotropes is compatible with gonadal development, puberty, and fertility

Genesis

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 507-514

  Charles, Michael A ^a   Mortensen, Amanda H ^a   Petok, Mary Anne ^a   Camper, Sally A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional knockout; Cre recombinase; Floxed allele; Homeobox gene; Luteinizing hormone beta subunit; Reproduction; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILITY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MOUSE STRAIN TG(LHB CRE)1 SAC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPORTER GENE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE DELETION; GONADOTROPHS; GONADS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES; PUBERTY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 58049132336     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20398     Document Type: Article

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