Epidermal growth factor differentially regulates activin subunits in the zebrafish ovarian follicle cells via diverse signaling pathways

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 133-142

  Chung, Chi Kin ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activin; EGF; Ovary; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; INHBAA PROTEIN; INHBAB PROTEIN; INHBB PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84864353350     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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