Androgen receptor repression of GnRH gene transcription

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-13

  Brayman, Melissa J ^a   Pepa, Patricia A ^a   Berdy, Sara E ^a   Mellon, Pamela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA; GONADORELIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PBX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANDROGENS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; METRIBOLONE; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-1; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84855233206     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2011-1015     Document Type: Article

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