The transcription factor GATA4 is required for follicular development and normal ovarian function

Developmental Biology

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 144-158

  Efimenko, Evgeni ^a   Padua, Maria B ^b   Manuylov, Nikolay L ^a   Fox, Shawna C ^a,b   Morse, Deborah A ^b   Tevosian, Sergei G ^a,b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FOG2; GATA4; Ovarian development

Indexed keywords

FOG2 PROTEIN; GATA4 FOG2 COMPLEX; HYBRID PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILITY; GENE TARGETING; GRANULOSA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PREANTRAL FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; THECA CELL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84881545575     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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