Activin and follicle-stimulating hormone signaling are required for long-term culture of functionally differentiated primary granulosa cells from the chicken ovary

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 620-627

  Schmierer, Bernhard ^a   Schuster, Michael K ^a   Shkumatava, Alena ^a   Kuchler, Karl ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Activin; Follicle stimulating hormone; Granulosa cells; Inhibin; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESENCHYME; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; CULTURE MEDIA; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, FSH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037305271     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.008714     Document Type: Article

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