Progesterone stimulates expression of follistatin splice variants Fst288 and Fst315 in the mouse uterus

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 364-374

  Craythorn, R G ^a   Winnall, W R ^a   Lederman, F ^a   Gold, E J ^a   O'Connor, A E ^a   De Kretser, D M ^a   Hedger, M P ^a   Rogers, P A W ^a   Girling, J E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

activin; follistatin; pregnancy; progesterone; splice variants; uterus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLISTATIN 288; FOLLISTATIN 315; INHIBIN A; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 84857914796     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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