The molecular basis of impaired follicle-stimulating hormone action: Evidence from human mutations and mouse models

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-233

  Siegel, Eric T ^a   Kim, Hyung Goo ^a   Nishimoto, Hiromi Koso ^a   Layman, Lawrence C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); FSH receptor; FSHB gene; FSHB knockout mouse; FSHB mutations; FSHB transgenic mouse; FSHR gene; FSHR knockout mouse; FSHR mutations; isolated FSH deficiency; ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIN D2; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AZOOSPERMIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; FERTILITY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, FSH;

EID: 84874452235     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112461184     Document Type: Review

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