… translated and that the receptor is functionally coupled to stimulatory G proteins. We
recently established that StAR mRNA and protein expression in hen granulosa cells is up-regulated …

… investigated in granulosa cells from prehierarchal and preovulatory hen follicles. Basal levels
of StAR messenger RNA (mRNA) in undifferentiated granulosa cells from prehierarchal (6- …

… granulosa cells (GCs) collected from prehierarchal follicles express highest levels of
membrane-localized follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (… acts as a second messenger to …

… LH-stimulable adenylyl cyclase activity during the ovulatory cycle in granulosa cells of the
… receptors of granulosa cells during follicular maturation in the domestic hen. J. Endocrinol. …

… by arrows) to the cell membrane of cultured hen granulosa cells. Nuclear DNA is stained
with … and uptake of yolk; and initiation of luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) expression. AC, …

… of granulosa cells to EGF and LH. We found that both granulosa and theca layers of
chicken preovulatory follicles expressed mRNA for EGF receptor (EGFr) by polymerase chain …

… Both mRNA levels of LHR and FSHR in F1 and F3 granulosa layers were decreased
significantly by the oLH injection. These results suggest that in hen granulosa cells, LH …

… hormone receptor (LHR) and follicle-stimulating hormone … These results suggest that in hen
granulosa cells, the mRNA levels … the down-regulation may be mediated steroid hormones. …

… of granulosa cells by controlling the expression of several steroidogenic genes such as StAR,
P450 scc and luteinizing hormone receptor (… P450scc messenger RNA, immunoreactive …

… receptor, FSH receptor, and the inhibin α subunit as well as the effect of activin A on the
secretion of progesterone were investigated in chicken granulosa cell … chicken granulosa cells, …