Differential responses of granulosa cells from small and large follicles to follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) during the menstrual cycle and acyclicity: Effects of tumour necrosis factor-α

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1285-1291

  Rice, Valerie Montgomery ^a   Limback, Sharon D ^a   Roby, Katherine F ^b   Terranova, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicle; Granulosa cell; Oestradiol; Progesterone; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031840125     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1285     Document Type: Article

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