Prostaglandin E2 induces inhibin α- and βA-subunit mRNA and secretion of dimeric inhibin A in cultured human granulosa-luteal cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 815-822

  Eramaa M ^a   Ritvos, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450scc; Granulosa cell; Inhibin A; mRNA; Prostaglandin E2

Indexed keywords

BETA MICROSEMINOPROTEIN; BETA-MICROSEMINOPROTEIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; LUTEAL CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

CELLS, CULTURED; DIMERIZATION; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL CELLS; PEPTIDES; PROSTATIC SECRETORY PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030276407     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.11.815     Document Type: Article

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