Fox tales: Regulation of gonadotropin gene expression by forkhead transcription factors

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 62-70

  Thackray, Varykina G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Forkhead; Gonadotrope; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary; Transcription

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GONADOTROPIN; PROTEIN FOXD1; PROTEIN FOXL2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TSH SECRETING CELL;

FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE; FORKHEAD; GONADOTROPE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY; TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE;

EID: 84896696857     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.09.034     Document Type: Review

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