Leptin impairs the synergistic stimulation by transforming growth factor-β of follicle-stimulating hormone-dependent aromatase activity and messenger ribonucleic acid expression in rat ovarian granulosa cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1104-1109

  Zachow, Rob J ^a,c   Weitsman, Stacy R ^a   Magoffin, Denis A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c School of Dental Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIOL; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THECA CELL;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA;

EID: 0032850991     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.1104     Document Type: Article

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