Expression of melanocortin receptors mRNA, and direct effects of ACTH on steroid secretion in the bovine ovary

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 628-637

  Amweg, A N ^a   Paredes, A ^b   Salvetti, N R ^a,c   Lara, H E ^b   Ortega, H H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cattle; Melanocortin; Ovary; POMC

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION; THECA CELL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THECA CELLS;

EID: 79959530050     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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