Progesterone maintains large rat granulosa cell viability indirectly by stimulating small granulosa cells to synthesize basic fibroblast growth factor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 290-296

  Peluso, J J ^a   Pappalardo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GRANULOSA CELLS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

EID: 0032897602     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.2.290     Document Type: Article

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