β-catenin/Tcf-signaling appears to establish the murine ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) and remains active in selected postnatal OSE cells

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Usongo, MacAlister ^a   Farookhi, Riaz ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

catenin Tcf signaling; lacZ; Ovarian surface epithelium; Transgenic mice; Wnts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

BETA CATENIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPORTER GENE; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FRIZZLED RECEPTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OVARY; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TESTIS; WNT PROTEINS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84861958156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471213X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-12-17     Document Type: Article

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