Dominant activation of the hedgehog signaling pathway in the ovary alters theca development and prevents ovulation

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 711-723

  Ren, Yi ^a   Cowan, Robert G ^a   Harman, Rebecca M ^a   Quirk, Susan M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GONADOTROPIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; SMOOTHENED PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL EXPANSION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENE ACTIVATION; LUTEINIZATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THECA CELL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OVARY; OVULATION; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THECA CELLS;

EQUIDAE; ERINACEIDAE; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 66649099070     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2008-0391     Document Type: Article

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