The spatiotemporal expression of multiple coho salmon ovarian connexin genes and their hormonal regulation in vitro during oogenesis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yamamoto, Yoji ^a,b   Luckenbach, J Adam ^b   Middleton, Mollie A ^a,b   Swanson, Penny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT DROPLET; FOLLITROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETHAL DOSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON; SALMONID; TELEOST; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONNEXINS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; OOGENESIS; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79955095578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-52     Document Type: Article

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