Regulated expression of Rhox8 in the mouse ovary: Evidence for the role of progesterone and RHOX5 in granulosa cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Brown, Raquel M ^a   Davis, Matthew G ^a   Hayashi, Kanako ^a   MacLean, James A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Granulosa cells; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; RHOX 5 PROTEIN; RHOX 8 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LUTEINIZATION; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WILD TYPE;

GENE REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SUPEROVULATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84881016526     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.103267     Document Type: Article

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