Rapid estrogen signalling in mouse primordial germ cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 316, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1716-1727

  La Sala, Gina ^a   Farini, Donatella ^a   De Felici, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Non genomic effects; PGCs

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN MNAR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953594659     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.03.024     Document Type: Article

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