Transforming growth factor-β1 and -β2 induce inhibin and activin β(b)- subunit messenger ribonucleic acid levels in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 954-960

  Eramaa, M ^a   Ritvos, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

activin; granulosa cells; Inhibin; ovary; TGF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYELOPID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029919776     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58268-5     Document Type: Article

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