Hormones in synergy: Regulation of the pituitary gonadotropin genes

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 314, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-203

  Thackray, Varykina G ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a   Coss, Djurdjica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 71849088360     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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