Restoration of human chorionic gonadotropin response in human myometrial smooth muscle cells by treatment with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH): Evidence for the presence of FSH receptors in human myometrium

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Kornyei, J L ^a,b   Li, X ^a   Lei, Z M ^a   Rao, Ch V ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOGENESIS; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; RATS; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE;

EID: 0030028555     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340225     Document Type: Article

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