The mouse follicle microenvironment regulates antrum formation and steroid production: Alterations in gene expression profiles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 432-439

  West Farrell, Erin R ^a   Xu, Min ^c   Gomberg, Monica A ^b   Chow, Yee Hoong ^a   Woodruff, Teresa K ^b,c   Shea, Lonnie D ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle; Gene regulation; In vitro follicle development; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; AQP7 GENE; AQP8 GENE; AQP9 GENE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CYP11A1 GENE; CYP17A1 GENE; CYP19A1 GENE; FSHR GENE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HIF1A GENE; HSD3B1 GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; LHCGR GENE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAR GENE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; AROMATASE; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 62149100326     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.071142     Document Type: Article

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