Leptin antagonizes the insulin-like growth factor-I augmentation of steroidogenesis in granulosa and theca cells of the human ovary

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1072-1076

  Agarwal, Sanjay K ^a   Vogel, Klara ^a   Weitsman, Stacy R ^a   Magoffin, Denis A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID;

ADULT; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 0033055585     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.3.1072     Document Type: Article

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