Effects of corticotropin-releasing hormone on ovarian estrogen production in vitro

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4161-4166

  Calogero, Aldo E ^a,c   Burrello, Nunziatina ^a   Negri Cesi, Paola ^b   Papale, Loredana ^a   Palumbo, Marco A ^a   Cianci, Antonio ^a   Sanfilippo, Santo ^a   D'Agata, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; GONAD FUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0029762296     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.10.8828472     Document Type: Article

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