Glycoprotein Hormone α-Subunit Functions Synergistically with Progesterone to Stimulate Differentiation of Cultured Human Endometrial Stromal Cells to Decidualized Cells: A Novel Role for Free α-Subunit in Reproduction

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1332-1339

  Moy, Edmond ^a   Kimzey, Lorene M ^b   Nelson, Lawrence M ^a   Blithe, Diana L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROLACTIN RELEASE; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DECIDUA; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTION; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0029983210     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.4.8625908     Document Type: Article

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