Local expression and distribution of growth hormone and growth hormone receptor in the chicken ovary: Effects of GH on steroidogenesis in cultured follicular granulosa cells

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-310

  Ahumada Solórzano, S Marisela ^a   Carranza, Martha E ^a   Pedernera, Enrique ^b   Rodríguez Méndez, Adriana J ^a,c   Luna, Maricela ^a   Arámburo, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE NEUROBIOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Granulosa cells; Growth hormone; Growth hormone receptor; P450scc; Progesterone; Real time PCR; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE ANTIBODY; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN VARIANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEXUAL MATURITY; THECA CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84855248222     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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