ERK signaling in the pituitary is required for female but not male fertility.

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Published in Mol Endocrinol on April 16, 2009

Authors

Stuart P Bliss1, Andrew Miller, Amy M Navratil, Jianjun Xie, Sean P McDonough, Patricia J Fisher, Gary E Landreth, Mark S Roberson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

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