Differential regulation of gonadotropins (FSH and LH) and growth hormone (GH) by neuroendocrine, endocrine, and paracrine factors in the zebrafish-An in vitro approach

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-193

  Lin, Sze Wah ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activin; EGF; Estradiol; Follistatin; FSH; GH; GnRH; IGF I; LH; PACAP; Pituitary; Testosterone; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPOPHYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE; XENOPUS PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 58149175652     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.020     Document Type: Article

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