Simultaneous gene deletion of Gata4 and Gata6 leads to early disruption of follicular development and germ cell loss in the murine ovary

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Padua, Maria B ^a   Fox, Shawna C ^a   Jiang, Tianyu ^a   Morse, Deborah A ^a,b   Tevosian, Sergei G ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation; granulosa cells; ovarian development

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; FOXL2 PROTEIN; IRX3 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; SF1CRE PROTEIN; SPRR2 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LOSS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGRANULOSA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SQUAMOUS GRANULOSA CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GATA6 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE DELETION; GRANULOSA CELLS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 84906273271     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.117002     Document Type: Article

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