Immunohistochemical localization of the LH/HCG receptor in human ovary: HCG enhances cell surface expression of LH/HCG receptor on luteinizing granulosa cells in vitro

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 569-578

  Takao, Yumi ^a   Honda, Tetsuro ^a   Ueda, Masamichi ^a   Hattori, Nao ^a   Yamada, Shigetoshi ^a   Maeda, Michiyuki ^a   Fujiwara, Hiroshi ^a   Mori, Takahide ^a   Wimalasena, Jayantha ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Luteinizing hormone; Ovarian cells; Receptor

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, LH; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031179290     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.7.569     Document Type: Article

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