Non-canonical progesterone signaling in granulosa cell function

Reproduction

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 169-178

  Peluso, John J ^a   Pru, James K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEAL CELL; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NON CANONICAL PROGESTERONE SIGNALING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LUTEAL CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84898934319     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-13-0582     Document Type: Article

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