The expression of leptin and its receptors in pre-ovulatory human follicles

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 467-472

  Cioffi, Joseph A ^a   Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^b   Antczak, Michael ^b   Shafer, Alan ^a   Wittmer, Susan ^a   Ralph Snodgrass, H ^a  

^a Progenitor Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human oocyte; Implantation; Leptin; OB R; Pre ovulatory follicle

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LEPTIN; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 0031157855     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.6.467     Document Type: Article

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