Leptin directly stimulates aromatase activity in human luteinized granulosa cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 708-713

  Kitawaki, Jo ^a   Kusuki, Izumi ^a   Koshiba, Hisato ^a   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a   Honjo, Hideo ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Cytochrome P450; Leptin; Luteinized granulosa cells; Oestrogen

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CYTOCHROME P450; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032783093     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.8.708     Document Type: Article

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