Hormonal signaling to follicle stimulating hormone β-subunit gene expression

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 314, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-212

  Melamed, Philippa ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activin; FSH; GnRH; Gonadotrope; Pituitary; Steroids; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CALCINEURIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PHOSPHATASE; SMAD PROTEIN; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOSB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR JUNB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 71849115901     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.05.012     Document Type: Review

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