The Long Intron 1 of Growth Hormone Gene from Reeves’ Turtle (Chinemys reevesii) Correlates with Negatively Regulated GH Expression in Four Cell Lines

Turtles grow slowly and have a long lifespan. Ultrastructural studies of the pituitary gland in Reeves’ turtle (Chinemys reevesii) have revealed that the species possesses a higher nucleoplasmic ratio and fewer secretory granules in growth hormone (GH) cells than other animal species in summer and w...

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Main Authors: Liu, Wen-Sheng, Ma, Jing-E, Li, Wei-Xia, Zhang, Jin-Ge, Wang, Juan, Nie, Qing-Hua, Qiu, Feng-Fang, Fang, Mei-Xia, Zeng, Fang, Wang, Xing, Lin, Xi-Ran, Zhang, Li, Chen, Shao-Hao, Zhang, Xi-Quan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848999/