Differential regulation of gonadotropin receptors (fshr and lhcgr) by epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the zebrafish ovary

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 288-294

  Liu, Ka Cheuk ^a   Ge, Wei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Egf; Fshr; Lhcgr; Ovary; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BETACELLULIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84873058873     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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