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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0303-7207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
237
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Intrafollicular paracrine communication in the zebrafish ovary: the state of the art of an emerging model for the study of vertebrate folliculogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, China. weige@cuhk.edu.hk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't