Hormonal regulation of GnRH and LHβ mRNA expression in cultured rat granulosa cells

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 78-85

  Litichever, Naomi ^a   Gershon, Eran ^a   Dekel, Nava ^a   Koch, Yitzhak ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

GnRH LH mRNA; Rat granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORSES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

RATTUS;

EID: 74149094038     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9185-8     Document Type: Article

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