Influence of triiodothyronine (T3) on secretion of steroids and thyroid hormone receptor expression in chicken ovarian follicles

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-73

  Sechman, A ^a   Pawlowska, K ^a   Rzasa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chicken; Ovary; Steroidogenesis; Thyroid hormone receptors; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ALPHA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS ALPHA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS BETA; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

OVIS;

EID: 67449164342     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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