Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10835951 | Peptides | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Kisspeptin immunoreactive substance is expressed in chicken ovarian granulosa cells. ⺠Kisspeptin-10 (Kp-10) stimulates progesterone secretion in these cells from preovulatory (F1-F3) follicles. ⺠Stimulated progesterone secretion parallels upregulation of StAR, P450scc and 3β-HSD mRNA expression.
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Yunqi Xiao, Yingdong Ni, Yanbing Huang, Jing Wu, Roland Grossmann, Ruqian Zhao,