Forkhead transcription factors in ovarian function

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-495

  Uhlenhaut, Nina Henriette ^a   Treier, Mathias ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHRL1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXC1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXO;

BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; CELL MATURATION; EPICANTHUS; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PTOSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 80053232369     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0092     Document Type: Review

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