Activation of PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway contributes to induction of vascular endothelial growth factor by hCG in bovine developing luteal cells

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 42-48

  Zhang, Zhenghong ^a,b   Yu, Debing ^b   Yin, Dingzhong ^a   Wang, Zhengchao ^b  

^a ANHUI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

HIF 1 ; Letual cells; MTOR; PI3K; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RNA; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LUTEAL CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; LUTEAL CELLS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOR SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79958208151     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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