Differential effects of activin A on basal and gonadotrophin-induced secretion of inhibin A and progesteron by granulosa cells from preovulatory (F1-F3) chicken follicles

Reproduction

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 649-657

  Lovell, T M ^a   Gladwell, R T ^a   Groome, N P ^b   Knight, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; THECA CELL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036857614     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1240649     Document Type: Review

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