SecretionOvulationInhibinFSHBGonadotropinGnRHOvarianDominant follicleOvaryCorpus luteumSerumThyrotropinSynthesisReceptorsIdenticalLuteinizingGeneGONADAL STEROIDActivinAmino acid seqTestosteroneProteinAtresiaAntral folliclesGraafian follicleSpecificityMaturationPituitary glandProgesteroneReproductiveELISA KitThyroidProteinsMenstrualExpressionDimerApoptosisSecondaryGenesConfersEstrogensNoncovalent
Secretion14
- Exceptionally high levels of estradiol induce hypothalamic production of progesterone, which stimulates elevated GnRH secretion, triggering a surge in LH. (wikipedia.org)
- The GnRH secreted from the hypothalamus activates specific receptors on the pituitary gland to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of FSH and LH from gonadotropic cells of the pituitary gland. (scielo.br)
- FSH and LH enter peripheral blood circulation to ultimately promote the secretion of sex hormones, and the sex hormones exert feedback inhibition to affect the synthesis of GnRH, FSH, and LH. (scielo.br)
- Under such environmental circumstances, the body regulates the HPG axis by changing the secretion activities of these hormones. (scielo.br)
- Inhibins selectively suppress the secretion of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). (southtees.nhs.uk)
- Gonadotropin synthesis and secretion are primarily regulated by gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) but other hormones such as steroids activin follistatin and inhibin also modulate gonadotropin production (26). (immune-source.com)
- Alongside luteinizing hormone (LH), FSH is able to regulate the synthesis and secretion of female and male sex hormones via a negative feedback relationship, together they are able to control the growth and reproductive activities of gonadal tissues. (elisakits.co.uk)
- Because of the cyclic and circadian variations in the secretion of gonadotropins, a meaningful evaluation of FSH and LH requires either testing of a pool of blood specimens collected 20-30 min apart or average the hormone measurements of multiple blood samples collected 20-30 min apart. (medscape.com)
- Specifically, activation of Sertoli cells by FSH sustains spermatogenesis and stimulates inhibin B secretion. (explained.today)
- In addition, there is evidence that gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor produced by small follicles during the first half of the follicle phase also exerts a negative feedback on pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion amplitude, thus allowing a more favorable environment for follicle growth and preventing premature luteinization. (explained.today)
- The inhibin beta A subunit joins the alpha subunit to form a pituitary FSH secretion inhibitor. (assaygenie.com)
- Furthermore, the beta A subunit forms a homodimer, activin A, and also joins with a beta B subunit to form a heterodimer, activin AB, both of which stimulate FSH secretion. (assaygenie.com)
- Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. (assaygenie.com)
- Activins were discovered and, in fact, named more than a quarter century ago based on their abilities to stimulate pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis and secretion. (bioone.org)
Ovulation13
- This "LH surge" triggers ovulation, thereby not only releasing the egg from the follicle, but also initiating the conversion of the residual follicle into a corpus luteum that, in turn, produces progesterone to prepare the endometrium for a possible implantation. (wikipedia.org)
- Positive feedback by estrogens also occurs in the gonadal axis of female mammals and is responsible for the midcycle surge of LH that stimulates ovulation. (wikipedia.org)
- Several medications are available to help induce ovulation in women who don't ovulate, or stimulate more vigorous ovulation in those who do. (pacificfertility.ca)
- Typically, the human ovaries produce a single dominant follicle that results in a single ovulation each menstrual cycle (Fig. 1). (glowm.com)
- Photomicrograph of ovulation shows the expanded egg-cumulus complex leaving the follicle through the stigma. (glowm.com)
- From Blandau RJ: Growth of the ovarian follicle and ovulation. (glowm.com)
- This seems to be critical in selecting only the most advanced follicle to proceed to ovulation. (explained.today)
- The yellow body derived from the ruptured OVARIAN FOLLICLE after OVULATION. (lookformedical.com)
- Human Chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone that supports the normal development of an egg in a woman's ovary, and stimulates the release of the egg during ovulation. (pharmabeast.is)
- During the normal menstrual cycle, LH participates with FSH in the development and maturation of the normal ovarian follicle, and the mid-cycle LH surge triggers ovulation. (druglib.com)
- It is a polypeptide hormone that has a function in the normal advancement of an egg in a female's ovary and also boosts the egg released during ovulation. (mymedistore.com)
- Luteinizing hormone in addition to Follicle-stimulating hormone has a duty in advancement and also maturation of typical ovarian hair follicle and in mid-cycle LH rise launches ovulation. (mymedistore.com)
- HCG plays the same function as LH in a body as well as stimulates ovulation procedure in infertile females. (mymedistore.com)
Inhibin7
- Inhibin, activin, and sex hormones do not affect genetic activity for the beta subunit production of LH. (wikipedia.org)
- The inhibins consist of a dimer of 2 homologous subunits, an alpha subunit and either a beta A or beta B subunit, to form inhibin A and inhibin B, respectively. (southtees.nhs.uk)
- In females, inhibin A is primarily produced by the dominant follicle and corpus luteum, whereas inhibin B is primarily produced by small developing follicles. (southtees.nhs.uk)
- The gene for the FSH beta subunit is located on chromosome 11p13, and is expressed in gonadotropes of the pituitary cells, controlled by GnRH , inhibited by inhibin , and enhanced by activin . (explained.today)
- The cohort of small antral follicles is normally sufficient in number to produce enough Inhibin B to lower FSH serum levels. (explained.today)
- As a woman nears perimenopause, the number of small antral follicles recruited in each cycle diminishes and consequently insufficient Inhibin B is produced to fully lower FSH and the serum level of FSH begins to rise. (explained.today)
- Because expression in gonadal and various extragonadal tissues may vary severalfold in a tissue-specific fashion, it is proposed that inhibin may be both a growth/differentiation factor and a hormone. (assaygenie.com)
FSHB6
- Folitropinska podjedinica beta ( beta podjedica folikostimulišućeg hormona , FSH-B) je protein koji je kod ljudi kodiran FSHB genom . (wikipedia.org)
- Studies of somatic cell hybrids derived from t(11;14)(p13;q11) T-ALL placed the T-ALL(bcr) between the genes for catalase (CAT) and the beta-subunit of follicle stimulating hormone (FSHB). (elsevierpure.com)
- LH and FSH are heterodimers composed of a common alpha subunit (CGA) and a unique beta subunit (LHB or FSHB) that provides hormone specificity (25). (immune-source.com)
- FOXO1 was also expressed in immortalized murine gonadotrope-derived cell lines: ?T3-1 cells which only express CGA and represent an immature gonadotrope lineage and in L?T2 cells which express CGA LHB and FSHB (30 33 35 36 In gonadotrope cells FOXO1 overexpression suppressed transcription of both human and rodent basal and GnRH stimulated Bay 65-1942 and (30-32). (immune-source.com)
- Previous signals near FSHB (Follicle Stimulating Hormone beta subunit) and SMAD3 (SMAD Family Member 3) were also replicated (Mbarek et al. (cambridge.org)
- In this minireview, we chronicle the research that led to the recent discovery of forkhead box L2 (FOXL2) as an essential mediator of activin-regulated FSH beta subunit ( Fshb ) transcription in vitro and in vivo. (bioone.org)
Gonadotropin28
- The production of LH is regulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. (wikipedia.org)
- Its structure is similar to that of the other glycoprotein hormones, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). (wikipedia.org)
- It is regulated by the gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus. (wikipedia.org)
- If pregnancy occurs, LH levels will decrease, and luteal function will instead be maintained by the action of hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), a hormone very similar to LH but secreted from the new placenta. (wikipedia.org)
- The most commonly used assays are for the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). (medscape.com)
- Most patients have gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency, as suggested by their response to pulsatile GnRH therapy. (medscape.com)
- 2012. Immunization of beef heifers against gonadotropin-releasing hormone prevents luteal activity and pregnancy: Effect of conjugation to different proteins and effectiveness of adjuvants. (aamu.edu)
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is known as the pregnancy hormone because its levels increase once a pregnancy is established. (pacificfertility.ca)
- Specialized hypothalamic neurons secrete pulses of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) into the portal blood vessels, which acts on the gonadotrophs to cause a pulsatile release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), which act on ovarian follicle cells to control folliculogenesis. (glowm.com)
- The development of preantral and antral follicles is gonadotropin independent and gonadotropin dependent, respectively. (glowm.com)
- In the pituitary the gonadotropin hormones luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) are produced exclusively in gonadotrope cells (19-21). (immune-source.com)
- Unlike that in humans, the equine LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT is identical to the equine choronic gonadotropin, beta. (jefferson.edu)
- Follicle-stimulating hormone ( FSH ) is a gonadotropin , a glycoprotein polypeptide hormone . (explained.today)
- Its structure is similar to those of luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). (explained.today)
- Low frequency gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulses increase FSH mRNA levels in the rat, [8] but is not directly correlated with an increase in circulating FSH. (explained.today)
- A potent synthetic analog of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE with D-serine substitution at residue 6, glycine10 deletion, and other modifications. (lookformedical.com)
- The four human glycoprotein hormones chorionic gonadotropin (CG), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) are dimers consisting of alpha and beta subunits that are associated noncovalently. (nih.gov)
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a polypeptide hormone produced by the human placenta, is composed of an alpha and a beta sub-unit. (druglib.com)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH) is a glycoprotein gonadotropin secreted by the anterior pituitary in response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which is released by the hypothalamus. (medscape.com)
- Perrett RM, McArdle CA. Molecular Mechanisms of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Signaling: Integrating Cyclic Nucleotides into the Network. (medscape.com)
- A comparison of outcomes from in vitro fertilization cycles stimulated with either recombinant luteinizing hormone (LH) or human chorionic gonadotropin acting as an LH analogue delivered as human menopausal gonadotropins, in subjects with good or poor ovarian reserve: A retrospective analysis. (medscape.com)
- The 3 human pituitary glycoprotein hormones: luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), thyrotropin, and the placenta-derived chorionic gonadotropin, are closely related tropic hormones. (mayocliniclabs.com)
- Chorionic gonadotropin is a polypeptide hormone normally found in the female body during the early months of pregnancy. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
- Although it possesses minor FSH-like (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) activity, the physiological actions of chorionic gonadotropin mainly mimic those of the gonadotropin luteinizing hormone (LH). (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
- Chorionic gonadotropin was first discovered in 1920, 767 and was identified as a pregnancy hormone approximately 8 years later. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
- Buy Ovidac 10000 iu online, Human chorionic gonadotropin also known as HCG which is a polypeptide hormone that is generated by the syncytiotrophoblast, a component of the fertilized egg after conception.HCG has a wide role in treating infertility in women and increases sperm count in men. (mymedistore.com)
- Ovidac 10000 iu includes an active ingredient Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) which is a polypeptide hormone that is generated by the syncytiotrophoblast, a component of the fertilized egg after conception. (mymedistore.com)
- Human chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone that is prescribed in the inability to conceive, enhances sperm count, and in pituitary gland condition. (mymedistore.com)
GnRH4
- Previously, the preovulatory LH surge was attributed to a decrease in estrogen-mediated negative feedback of GnRH in the hypothalamus, subsequently stimulating the release of LH from the anterior pituitary. (wikipedia.org)
- GABA-secreting neurons that innervate GnRH-1 neurons also can stimulate GnRH-1 release. (wikipedia.org)
- 2010. Lamprey GnRH-III releases luteinizing hormone but not follicle stimulating hormone in pigs. (aamu.edu)
- Although GnRH, FSH, and LH are critically important in regulating folliculogenesis, hormones and growth factors, which are themselves products of the follicle, can act locally to modulate (amplify or attenuate) FSH and LH action. (glowm.com)
Ovarian4
- Letrozole is administered orally and results in an increase in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), intended to increase ovarian folliculogenesis. (pacificfertility.ca)
- Tilly JL, Aihara T, Nishimori K, Jia XC, Billig H, Kowalski KI, Perlas EA, Hsueh AJ: Expression of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone receptor: species-specific ligand binding, signal transduction, and identification of multiple ovarian messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts. (smpdb.ca)
- FSH stimulates the growth and recruitment of immature ovarian follicle s in the ovary . (explained.today)
- Moreover, CK2β is essential for the female fertility and ablation of CK2β causes the follicle atresia and premature ovarian failure through suppressing PI3K/AKT and DNA damage response signaling pathways [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Dominant follicle4
- More recent studies, however, attribute the LH surge to positive feedback from estradiol after production by the dominant follicle exceeds a certain threshold. (wikipedia.org)
- In any given cycle, the dominant follicle must complete all the steps in folliculogenesis in a timely manner. (glowm.com)
- 1 , 2 , 3 In each menstrual cycle, the dominant follicle that ovulates its egg originates from a primordial follicle that was recruited to initiate growth almost 1 year earlier (Fig. 2). (glowm.com)
- The dominant follicle of the cycle appears to be selected from a cohort of class five follicles, and it requires about 20 days to develop to the ovulatory stage. (glowm.com)
Ovary11
- In this study, we evaluated the effect of heat stress (HS) on the development of cells secreting major reproductive hormones of the HPG axis (i.e., hypothalamus, pituitary gland, ovary, and testis) of Wenchang chicks. (scielo.br)
- Via feedback to the hypothalamus in the brain, it causes the pituitary gland in the brain to release more FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), and LH (luteinizing hormone), and provides more egg recruitment from the ovary. (pacificfertility.ca)
- FSH is a protein made by the human pituitary gland and it has an effect on the ovary to push more follicles to develop. (pacificfertility.ca)
- In the normal ovary, many follicles are recruited in the menstrual cycle, but only one or two will ovulate. (pacificfertility.ca)
- The follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) is a transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor located in the ovary, testis, and uterus. (smpdb.ca)
- Only a few follicles in the human ovary survive to complete the cytodifferentiation process, with 99.9% dying by a programmed cell death mechanism called apoptosis. (glowm.com)
- Inhibins are heterodimeric protein hormones secreted by granulosa cells of the ovary in females and Sertoli cells of the testis in males. (southtees.nhs.uk)
- Menon KM, Nair AK, Wang L, Peegel H. Regulation of luteinizing hormone receptor mRNA expression by a specific RNA binding protein in the ovary. (jefferson.edu)
- The discharge of an OVUM from a rupturing follicle in the OVARY. (lookformedical.com)
- It stimulates production of gonadal steroid hormones by stimulating the interstitial cells (Leydig cells) of the testis to produce androgens and the corpus luteum of the ovary to produce progesterone. (druglib.com)
- HCG stimulates the Corpus Luteum of the ovary to create progesterone. (mymedistore.com)
Corpus luteum3
- The remaining cells in the follicle wall ( i.e. granulosa, membrana and periantral, theca, the theca interna and externa) develop into the corpus luteum. (glowm.com)
- In the absence of pregnancy and diminishing trophic hormones, the corpus luteum undergoes luteolysis which is characterized by the involution and cessation of its endocrine function. (lookformedical.com)
- The process of corpus luteum formation, LUTEINIZATION, is regulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE. (lookformedical.com)
Serum4
- Human FSH ELISA kit is a reliable quantitative procedure for measuring follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in human serum samples. (elisakits.co.uk)
- In the luteal-follicle phase transition period the serum levels of progesterone and estrogen (primarily estradiol) decrease and no longer suppress the release of FSH, consequently FSH peaks at about day three (day one is the first day of menstrual flow). (explained.today)
- Newborn serum beta hCG concentrations are approximately 1/400th of the corresponding maternal serum concentrations, resulting in neonate beta hCG levels of 10-50 IU/L at birth. (medscape.com)
- Description: A sandwich ELISA kit for detection of Protein Phosphatase 1, Regulatory Subunit 15A from Rat in samples from blood, serum, plasma, cell culture fluid and other biological fluids. (hiv-pharmacogenomics.org)
Thyrotropin4
- hCG is a glycoprotein similar in structure to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and thyrotropin. (medscape.com)
- The alpha subunit of hCG is similar to the alpha subunit of FSH, LH, and thyrotropin. (medscape.com)
- Shared alpha chain of the active heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones thyrotropin/thyroid stimulating hormone/TSH, lutropin/luteinizing hormone/LH, follitropin/follicle stimulating hormone/FSH and choriogonadotropin/CG. (nih.gov)
- Binding of thyrotropin alfa to TSH receptors on normal thyroid epithelial cells or on well-differentiated thyroid cancer tissue stimulates iodine uptake and organification. (pharmacycode.com)
Synthesis3
- After synthesis, the alpha and beta-subunits are bonded with a noncovalent bond before being released into the circulation. (medscape.com)
- The syncytiotrophoblast covers the villous tree and has several functions, such as transport of gases, nutrients, and waste products and synthesis of peptide and steroid hormones that regulate placental, fetal, and maternal systems. (medscape.com)
- Under physiological conditions, alpha- and beta-chain synthesis and secretions are tightly coupled, and only small amounts of monomeric subunits are secreted. (mayocliniclabs.com)
Receptors4
- With the rise in estrogens, LH receptors are also expressed on the maturing follicle, which causes it to produce more estradiol. (wikipedia.org)
- Eventually, the FSH level becomes so high that downregulation of FSH receptors occurs and by postmenopause any remaining small secondary follicles no longer have FSH nor LH receptors. (explained.today)
- These hormones bind specific receptors on target cells that in turn activate downstream signaling pathways. (nih.gov)
- subdivision Receptors under individual hormones and groups of hormones, e.g. (edu.au)
Identical8
- The protein dimer contains 2 glycopeptidic subunits (labeled alpha- and beta- subunits) that are non-covalently associated: The alpha subunits of LH, FSH, TSH, and hCG are identical, and contain 92 amino acids in human but 96 amino acids in almost all other vertebrate species (glycoprotein hormones do not exist in invertebrates). (wikipedia.org)
- Codina J, Stengel D, Woo SL, Birnbaumer L: Beta-subunits of the human liver Gs/Gi signal-transducing proteins and those of bovine retinal rod cell transducin are identical. (smpdb.ca)
- The alpha subunits of the glycoproteins LH, FSH, TSH, and hCG are identical and consist of 96 amino acids , while the beta subunits vary. (explained.today)
- The alpha-subunit is identical to that for luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). (medscape.com)
- Finally, it has been shown that the beta A subunit mRNA is identical to the erythroid differentiation factor subunit mRNA and that only one gene for this mRNA exists in the human genome. (assaygenie.com)
- The alpha subunits of these hormones are identical, however, their beta chains are unique and confer biological specificity. (nih.gov)
- It has an alpha subunit that is 92 amino acids long and identical to that of luteininzing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). (pharmabeast.is)
- The alpha sub-unit is essentially identical to the alpha sub-units of the human pituitary gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), as well as to the alpha sub-unit of human thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). (druglib.com)
Luteinizing7
- Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as luteinising hormone, lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. (wikipedia.org)
- The luteinizing hormone beta subunit gene is localized in the LHB/CGB gene cluster on chromosome 19q13.32. (wikipedia.org)
- 2015. Removal of ruminal contents followed by restricted feeding does not affect the frequency of luteinizing hormone pulses in steers. (aamu.edu)
- Model simulations for FSHR antagonism were indicative of increased testosterone levels, increased ratio of luteinizing hormone/follicle stimulating hormone, and stockpiling of secondary follicles, which are typical characteristics of PCOS. (bvsalud.org)
- FSH and luteinizing hormone (LH) work together in the reproductive system. (explained.today)
- Luteinizing Hormone Deficiency. (medscape.com)
- HCG is an analog of luteinizing hormone (LH). (mymedistore.com)
Gene4
- The gene for the alpha subunit is located on chromosome 6q12.21. (wikipedia.org)
- In contrast to the alpha gene activity, beta LH subunit gene activity is restricted to the pituitary gonadotropic cells. (wikipedia.org)
- In humans, the gene for the alpha subunit is located at cytogenetic location 6q14.3. (explained.today)
- The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha subunit and belongs to the glycoprotein hormones alpha chain family. (nih.gov)
GONADAL STEROID1
- Progesterone, converted from PREGNENOLONE, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS. (lookformedical.com)
Activin1
- Activin Induction of Follicle Stimulating Hormone is Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor Beta Activated Kinase-1 (TAK-1) in Pituitary Gonadotropes. (ncsu.edu)
Amino acid seq2
- This beta subunit contains an amino acid sequence that exhibits large homologies with that of the beta subunit of hCG and both stimulate the same receptor. (wikipedia.org)
- The beta sub-units of these hormones differ in amino acid sequence. (druglib.com)
Testosterone4
- In males, where LH had also been called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH), it stimulates Leydig cell production of testosterone. (wikipedia.org)
- Due to the ability of LH to stimulate the Leydig's cells in the testes to manufacture testosterone, hCG is also used with men to treat hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, a disorder characterized by low testosterone levels and insufficient LH output. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
- HCG is used by male athletes for its ability to increase endogenous testosterone production, generally during, or at the conclusion of, a steroid cycle , when natural hormone production has been interrupted. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
- In men, it likewise stimulates the manufacturing of testosterone and raises sperm count in guys. (mymedistore.com)
Protein7
- one alpha and one beta subunit make the full, functional protein. (wikipedia.org)
- Harris BA: Complete cDNA sequence of a human stimulatory GTP-binding protein alpha subunit. (smpdb.ca)
- The level of protein structure in which combinations of secondary protein structures (alpha helices, beta sheets, loop regions, and motifs) pack together to form folded shapes called domains. (lookformedical.com)
- This conversion is promoted by the double inhibition (i.e., 2i) of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (Map2k), antagonizing Fgf signaling, and of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (Gsk3), stimulating the Wnt pathway. (bioone.org)
- Description: This is Double-antibody Sandwich Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Rat Protein Phosphatase 1, Regulatory Subunit 15A (PPP1R15A) in Tissue homogenates, cell lysates and other biological fluids. (hiv-pharmacogenomics.org)
- Description: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the Double-antibody Sandwich method for detection of Rat Protein Phosphatase 1, Regulatory Subunit 15A (PPP1R15A) in samples from Tissue homogenates, cell lysates and other biological fluids with no significant corss-reactivity with analogues from other species. (hiv-pharmacogenomics.org)
- CK2 (casein kinase 2) is an ubiquitously expressed and highly conserved serine/threonine protein kinase that forms a tetramer containing two catalytic (α and/or α´) subunits and two regulatory β subunits [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Atresia4
- In this capacity, it survives the negative events that operate to destroy the other follicles by atresia. (glowm.com)
- Folliculogenesis is the process in which a recruited primordial follicle grows and develops into a specialized graafian follicle with the potential to either ovulate its egg into the oviduct at mid-cycle to be fertilized or to die by atresia. (glowm.com)
- Atresia can occur in preantral class 1, 2, and 3 follicles. (glowm.com)
- Further investigation revealed that FOXO1 participates in follicle atresia likely by enhancing apoptosis (17). (immune-source.com)
Antral follicles1
- In early (small) antral follicles, FSH is the major survival factor that rescues the small antral follicles (2-5 mm in diameter for humans) from apoptosis (programmed death of the somatic cells of the follicle and oocyte). (explained.today)
Graafian follicle1
- HN - 2008 BX - Von Ebner's Glands MH - Cumulus Cells UI - D054885 MN - A05.360.319.114.630.535.200.500 MN - A06.407.312.497.535.300.500 MN - A11.436.300.500 MS - The granulosa cells of the cumulus oophorus which surround the OVUM in the GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE. (bvsalud.org)
Specificity2
- LH has a beta subunit of 120 amino acids (LHB) that confers its specific biologic action and is responsible for the specificity of the interaction with the LH receptor. (wikipedia.org)
- By contrast, all the different beta-subunits are transcribed from separate genes, show less homology, and convey the receptor specificity of the dimeric hormones. (mayocliniclabs.com)
Maturation1
- In both males and females , FSH stimulates the maturation of primordial germ cells. (explained.today)
Pituitary gland1
- Gestational and nongestational trophoblasts are by far the most common sources of hCG, but a small amount of the hormone may also be produced by the pituitary gland and nontrophoblastic malignancies. (medscape.com)
Progesterone2
- Other hormones that have been used include progesterone and early pregnancy factor. (medscape.com)
- It is synthesized in syncytiotrophoblast cells of the placenta, and is responsible for increasing the production of progesterone, a pregnancy-sustaining hormone. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
Reproductive1
- Lupron, Cetrotide, and Orgalutran down-regulate the reproductive hormone system, resulting in profoundly low levels of FSH and LH. (pacificfertility.ca)
ELISA Kit1
- The minimum sensitivity detection limit of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) using current FSH ELISA kit was approximately 0.856 mIU/ml. (elisakits.co.uk)
Thyroid1
- HCG has no significant thyroid-stimulating activity. (secretsofbodybuilding.org)
Proteins1
Menstrual1
- Reference ranges for the blood content of follicle-stimulating hormone levels during the menstrual cycle . (wikidoc.org)
Expression2
- Analysis of Gonadotrope-specific Expression of Ovine Follicle Stimulating Hormone Beta Subunit Using Adenoviral Expression Constructs in Purified Primary Murine Gonadotropes. (ncsu.edu)
- This chapter considers what is known about the process underlying the expression of the structural and functional organization of developing follicles and how they are controlled. (glowm.com)
Dimer2
- hCG is present in the maternal circulation as either an intact dimer, alpha or beta subunit, and degraded form, or beta core fragment. (medscape.com)
- hCG is a dimer consisting of a 145 amino acid beta-subunit that is unique to hCG and a 92 amino acid alpha-subunit. (medscape.com)
Apoptosis1
- Deletion of the catalytic subunit CK2α' in mice results in the male infertility by exhibiting the nuclear abnormalities and apoptosis in the sperm [ 18 , 19 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Secondary1
- Androgen stimulation in the male leads to the development of secondary sex characteristics and may stimulate testicular descent when no anatomical impediment to descent is present. (druglib.com)
Genes1
- The alpha and beta-subunits have separate genes on separate chromosomes (chromosomes 6 and 19, respectively). (medscape.com)
Confers2
- FSH has a beta subunit of 111 amino acids (FSH β), which confers its specific biologic action, and is responsible for interaction with the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor . (explained.today)
- The specific beta subunit confers the unique biologic activity. (medscape.com)
Estrogens2
- Eventually, when the follicle has fully matured, a spike in 17α-hydroxyprogesterone production by the follicle inhibits the production of estrogens. (wikipedia.org)
- Although estrogens inhibit kisspeptin (Kp) release from kiss1 neurons in the ARC, estrogens stimulate Kp release from the Kp neurons in the AVPV. (wikipedia.org)
Noncovalent1
- Each is composed of an alpha- and a beta-subunit, coupled by strong noncovalent bonds. (mayocliniclabs.com)