Aromatase mRNA expression in individual follicles from polycystic ovaries

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Jakimiuk, Artur J ^a   Weitsman, Stacy R ^b   Brzechffa, Peter R ^b,c   Magoffin, Denis A ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; mRNA; Oestradiol; PCOS

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICLE FLUID; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031887465     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.1.1     Document Type: Article

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