Thecal cell-granulosa cell interactions involve a positive feedback loop among keratinocyte growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor, and Kit ligand during ovarian follicular development

Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2240-2245

  Parrott, Jeff A ^b   Skinner, Michael K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SCATTER FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THECA CELL;

EID: 0031764754     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.5.6018     Document Type: Article

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