Immunohistochemical study of steroidogenesis and cell proliferation in polycystic ovarian syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1387-1392

  Takayama, Kazuto ^a   Fukaya, Takao ^a   Sasano, Hironobu ^a   Funayama, Yuko ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Takaya, Risa ^a   Wada, Yuichi ^b   Yajima, Akira ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Immunohistochemistry; Polycystic ovarian syndrome; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATASE; BINDING PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 0029789197     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019405     Document Type: Article

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