Activin A induction of FSHβ subunit transcription requires SMAD4 in immortalized gonadotropes

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 349-362

  Wang, Ying ^a   Libasci, Vanessa ^a   Bernard, Daniel J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; LEPTOMYCIN B; MESSENGER RNA; SMAD4 PROTEIN; ACTIVIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONAD; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RNA INTERFERENCE; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; MICE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA, MESSENGER; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77952785712     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: 14796813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JME-09-0142     Document Type: Article

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