Typical hormonal profiles are accompanied by increased immunoreactivity of theca folliculi steroid 17α-hydroxylase P450 in polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 304-309

  Katulski, K ^a   Bornstein, S ^b   Figiel, M ^a   Wand, D ^b   Warenik Szymankiewicz, A ^a   Trzeciak, W H ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 hydroxilase P450; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THECA CELL;

EID: 0031800975     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03350333     Document Type: Article

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