WNT/β-catenin-signaling pathway stimulates the proliferation of cultured adult human Sertoli cells via upregulation of C-myc expression

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1232-1240

  Li, Yi ^a   Gao, Qing ^a   Yin, Gang ^b   Ding, Xiangyun ^c   Hao, Jing ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shandong Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

catenin; c myc; human; proliferation; sertoli cell

Indexed keywords

2 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 3 (1 METHYL 3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; BETA CATENIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 INHIBITOR; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GENES, MYC; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; HUMANS; INDOLES; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; MALEIMIDES; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; UP-REGULATION; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84867496933     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112447126     Document Type: Article

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