Regulation of anti-Mllerian hormone production in domestic animals

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Monniaux, Danielle ^a,b,c,d   Drouilhet, Laurence ^a,b,c,d   Rico, Charléne ^a,b,c,d   Estienne, Anthony ^a,b,c,d   Jarrier, Peggy ^a,b,c,d   Touzé, Jean Luc ^a,b,c,d   Sapa, Jean ^e   Florence Phocas, ^e   Dupont, Joëlle ^a,b,c,d   Dalbiés Tran, Rozenn ^a,b,c,d   Fabre, Stéphane ^a,b,c,d  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d IFCE   (France)

^e UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

AMH; BMP; follicle; FSH; granulosa; oocyte; ovary

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 6; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; SCLEROPROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; COW; CUMULUS CELL; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GOAT; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MULTIPLE OVULATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PUBERTY; PUERPERIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION; VITAMIN D RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84871635469     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12270     Document Type: Article

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