Gonadotropic control of secretion of dimeric inhibins and activin A by human granulosa-luteal cells in vitro

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 566-574

  Muttukrishna, Shanthi ^a   Groome, Nigel ^b   Ledger, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin A; Granulosa luteal cells; Inhibin A; Inhibin B; Pro C

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ACTIVINS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INHIBINS; LUTEAL CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031467702     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022524516824     Document Type: Conference Paper

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