RNAi-mediated knockdown of INHBB increases apoptosis and inhibits steroidogenesis in mouse granulosa cells

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 391-397

  M’Baye, Mohamed ^a   Hua, Guohua ^a   Khan, Hamid Ali ^a   Yang, Liguo ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Granulosa cells; INHBB; Knockdown; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); ESTRADIOL; INHBB PROTEIN, MOUSE; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OUTBRED STRAIN; OVARY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; APOPTOSIS; AROMATASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; G1 PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GRANULOSA CELLS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; MICE; OOGENESIS; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 84944623890     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-158     Document Type: Article

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