Phase-dependent influence of nonsteroidogenic cells on steroidogenesis and prostaglandin production by the human corpus luteum

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Fridén, Barbro E ^a   Wallin, Ann ^b   Brännström, Mats ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Human luteal cells; Paraluteal influence; Progesterone; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; EPOPROSTENOL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0033985075     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00536-1     Document Type: Article

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