Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and its analogue (buserelin) on aromatase in cultured human granulosa cells

Acta Obstetrica et Gynaecologica Japonica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-95

  Maeda, Kazunori ^a   Kitawaki, Jo ^a   Yokota, Kazuaki ^a   Noguchi, Toshifumi ^a   Urabe, Mamoru ^a   Yamamoto, Takara ^a   Honjo, Hideo ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Buserelin; GnRH; Human granulosa cell

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIBODY; AROMATASE; BUSERELIN; CYTOCHROME P450; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; RADIOASSAY;

AROMATASE; BUSERELIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030026339     PISSN: 03009165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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