FoxL2 is required for activin induction of the mouse and human follicle-stimulating hormone β-subunit genes

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1037-1051

  Corpuz, Patrick S ^a   Lindaman, Lacey L ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a   Coss, Djurdjica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; PROTEIN FOXL2; SMAD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INDUCTION;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; COS CELLS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

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EID: 77954844837     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2009-0425     Document Type: Article

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