Paracrine/autocrine control of female reproduction

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 464-475

  Reis, F M ^a   Cobellis, L ^a   Luisi, S ^a   Driul, L ^a   Florio, P ^a   Faletti, A ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Growth Factors; Neuropeptides; Ovary; Paracrine; Pituitary; Placenta; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOKINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILDBIRTH; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFERTILITY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NIDATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034470134     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590009167720     Document Type: Review

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