Oocyte-mediated suppression of follicle-stimulating hormone- and insulin-like growth factor-induced secretion of steroids and inhibin-related proteins by bovine granulosa cells in vitro: Possible role of transforming growth factor α

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 758-765

  Glister, Claire ^a   Groome, Nigel P ^b   Knight, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Follicle; Follistatin; Granulosa cells; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ANDROSTENEDIONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBIN A; INSULIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN; STEROID HORMONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; OVIS;

EID: 0037371107     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.008698     Document Type: Article

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