Expression of c-kit messenger ribonucleic acid in human oocyte and presence of soluble c-kit in follicular fluid

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1239-1242

  Tanikawa, Masahiro ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^a   Mitsunari, Masahiro ^a   Onohara, Yoshimasa ^a   Iwabe, Tomio ^a   Terakawa, Naoki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; STEM CELL FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ONCOGENE C KIT; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0031764509     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.4.4746     Document Type: Article

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