Transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor is involved in the lutropin receptor-mediated down-regulation of ovarian aromatase expression in Vivo

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 552-560

  Andric, Nebojsa ^a   Thomas, Mika ^a   Ascoli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEIN-BETA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MUTATION; OVARY; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, LH;

EID: 77249128527     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2009-0450     Document Type: Article

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