GnRH pulse frequency-dependent differential regulation of LH and FSH gene expression

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 28-35

  Thompson, Iain R ^a   Kaiser, Ursula B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; GnRH; Gonadotrope; Gonadotropins; LH

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AMENORRHEA; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL SURFACE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

FSH; GNRH; GONADOTROPE; GONADOTROPINS; LH;

AMENORRHEA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 84896695797     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.09.012     Document Type: Review

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