Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and triptorelin inhibit the follicle stimulating hormone-induced response in human primary cultured granulosa-lutein cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Furger, C ^a   Bourrie N ^a   Cedard, L ^a   Ferre F ^a   Zorn, J R ^a  

^a Maternité Baudelocque ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Cell shape changes; FSH; GnRH; Human granulosa lutein cells; Triptorelin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRIPTORELIN;

EID: 0030112703     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.4.259     Document Type: Article

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