Transgene Expression of Biologically Active Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Milk and Histological Analysis

  • Myoung-Ok Kim (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical College, Department of Biology, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kil-Soo Kim (Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Eun-Ju Lee (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Sung-Hyun Kim (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Jun-Hong Park (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Kyoungin-Cho (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Boo-Kyung Jung (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Hee-Chul Kim (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical Colleg) ;
  • Sol-ha Hwang (Laboratory Animal Center, Catholic Research Institutes of Medical Science, Catholic Medical College)
  • Published : 2004.06.01

Abstract

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is a pituitary glycoprotein composed of two post translationally modified subunits, which must properly assemble to be biologically active. We developed a transgenic (TG) mouse model that overexpresses the human Follicle-Stimulating hormone (FSH) -subunit under the bovine -casein promoter, displaying in females an excessive levels express in mammary gland. (omitted)

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