Expression of membrane progestin receptors in zebrafish (Danio rerio) oocytes, testis and pituitary

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Hanna, Richard N ^a   Zhu, Yong ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane progestin receptor; Oocyte maturation; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 60449089110     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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