A novel mechanism of vascular endothelial growth factor, leptin and transforming growth factor-β2 sequestration in a subpopulation of human ovarian follicle cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2226-2234

  Antczak, Michael ^a   Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^a   Clark, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle cells; Growth factor production and secretion; Leptin; TGF 2; VEGF

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LIPID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SECRETION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL VACUOLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POLYSOME; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030814865     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.10.2226     Document Type: Article

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