Effects of growth hormone and growth hormone-releasing hormone on steroid synthesis in cultured human luteinizing granulosa cells

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-108

  Doldi, N ^a,b   Bassan, M ^a   Bonzi, V ^a   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; Growth hormone; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Progesterone production; Steroidogenic enzymes

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ALDEHYDE-LYASES; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GRANULOSA CELLS; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0029913122     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599609097899     Document Type: Article

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