Melatonin suppresses apoptosis and stimulates progesterone production by bovine granulosa cells via its receptors (MT1 and MT2)

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1517-1526

  Wang, S J ^a   Liu, W J ^a   Wu, C J ^a   Ma, F H ^a   Ahmad, S ^a   Liu, B R ^a   Han, L ^a   Jiang, X P ^a   Zhang, S J ^a   Yang, L G ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Estradiol; Granulosa cell; Melatonin; Progesterone; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELLS; MELATONIN; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT2; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84866159706     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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