Estrogen regulation of gene expression in GnRH neurons

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 303, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 25-33

  Ng, Yewade ^a   Wolfe, Andrew ^a   Novaira, Horacio J ^a   Radovick, Sally ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; GnRH; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FULVESTRANT; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICE; NEURONS; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 62949245931     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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