Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519367]Researchers: Dr Helen Irving-Rodgers (Principal investigator)
Brief description Sex steroid hormones (e.g. oestrogen and testosterone), are important to male and female health. In the ovarian follicle I identified a novel form of extracellular matrix (focimatrix) which develops in the ovary before the synthetic enzymes needed for sex steroids are present. Using evidence from other tissues, I developed ideas on how this matrix regulates the enzymes for hormone synthesis. I will examine a mechanism by which focimatrix could directly affect steroid hormone production.
Funding Amount $AUD 291,309.62
Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships
Notes Peter Doherty Biomedical ECF
- nhmrc : 519367
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519367
