Vascular endothelial growth factor production by human luteinized granulosa cells in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2756-2761

  Lee, Annette ^a   Christenson, Lane K ^c   Patton, Phillip E ^a   Burry, Kenneth A ^a   Stouffer, Richard L ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Gonadotrophins; Granulosa cells; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; TRILOSTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; ZK 137316;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION;

EID: 0031466784     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2756     Document Type: Article

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