Immunoneutralization of transforming growth factor α present in bovine follicular fluid prevents the suppression of the follicle-stimulating hormone-induced production of estradiol by bovine granulosa cells cultured in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-346

  Rouillier, P ^a   Sirard, M A ^a   Matton, P ^b   Guilbault, L A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030858552     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.2.341     Document Type: Article

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