Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin regulation by gonadotrophin and steroids in macaque granulosa cells during the peri-ovulatory interval

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1115-1121

  Hazzard, T M ^a   Molskness, T A ^a   Chaffin, C L ^a   Stouffer, R L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiopoietin 1; Angiopoietin 2; Granulosa cells; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; STEROID; TRILOSTANE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032719281     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.12.1115     Document Type: Article

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