GnRH pulse frequency differentially regulates steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1), dosage-sensitive sex reversal-AHC critical region on the X chromosome gene 1 (DAX1), and serum response factor (SRF): Potential mechanism for GnRH pulse frequency regulation of LH beta transcription in the rat

Endocrine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-219

  Burger, Laura L ^a   Haisenleder, Daniel J ^b   Marshall, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

DAX1; Gonadotropins; SF1; SRF

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAX 1; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSAGE SENSITIVE SEX REVERSAL AHC CRITICAL REGION ON THE X CHROMOSOME GENE 1; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR GENE; STEADY STATE; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 79959996521     PISSN: 1355008X     EISSN: 15590100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12020-011-9440-y     Document Type: Article

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