Down-regulation of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes and hormone receptors in late preovulatory follicles of the cow coincides with an accumulation of intrafollicular steroids

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-54

  Nimz, Marika ^a   Spitschak, Marion ^a   Schneider, Falk ^a   Fürbass, Rainer ^a   Vanselow, Jens ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyst; Dominant follicle; Estradiol 17 ; Progesterone; qPCR

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, GONADOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS;

EID: 67349223531     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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