Expression of the clock genes Per1 and Bmal1 during follicle development in the rat ovary. Effects of gonadotropin stimulation and hypophysectomy

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 350, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 539-548

  Gräs, Søren ^a   Georg, Birgitte ^a   Jørgensen, Henrik L ^a   Fahrenkrug, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Clock genes; Follicle development; Oestrous cycle; Puberty; Rat (Wistar, prepubertal female albino)

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BMAL1 GENE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PER1 GENE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; ARNTL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPINS; HORSES; HUMANS; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PERIOD CIRCADIAN PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84871230496     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1489-2     Document Type: Article

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