PUBLICATION
Intrafollicular paracrine communication in the zebrafish ovary: The state of the art of an emerging model for the study of vertebrate folliculogenesis
- Authors
- Ge, W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-050603-6
- Date
- 2005
- Source
- Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 237(1-2): 1-10 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Ge, Wei
- Keywords
- Activin; EGF; Growth factors; Receptors; Ovary; Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Epidermal Growth Factor/pharmacology*
- Female
- Oocytes/cytology
- Oocytes/metabolism
- Ovarian Follicle/growth & development*
- Ovarian Follicle/metabolism
- Paracrine Communication/physiology*
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 15921848 Full text @ Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.
Citation
Ge, W. (2005) Intrafollicular paracrine communication in the zebrafish ovary: The state of the art of an emerging model for the study of vertebrate folliculogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 237(1-2):1-10.
Abstract
The development and function of vertebrate ovary are primarily controlled by the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), from the pituitary. However, most of the activities of FSH and LH are mediated or modulated by a variety of locally produced factors that form an intimate regulatory network within and between the follicles. As a top vertebrate model for genetic and developmental studies, the zebrafish has caught tremendous attention in the past two decades; however, its utility has quickly been extended to other areas including physiology. In the past few years, a variety of peptide growth factors have been identified and characterized in the zebrafish ovary including activin and epidermal growth factor (EGF), and lines of evidence point to the existence of an ovarian network of communication involving these factors. This article provides the state of the art of zebrafish as a model for analyzing ovarian development and its regulation.
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Sequence Targeting Reagents
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