Activin stimulates proliferation of rat ovarian thecal-interstitial cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 704-709

  Duleba, A J ^a   Pehlivan, T ^a   Carbone, R ^a   Spaczynski, R Z ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Follistatin; Growth factors inhibin; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THECA CELL;

EID: 0034882779     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.3.704     Document Type: Article

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