Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM/CD146) is expressed on human luteinizing granulosa cells: Enhancement of its expression by hCG, interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor-α

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Yoshioka, Shinya ^a   Fujiwara, Hiroshi ^a   Higuchi, Toshihiro ^a   Yamada, Shigetoshi ^a   Maeda, Michiyuki ^b   Fujii, Shingo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD146; Cytokines; Granulosa cells; hCG; MCAM; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

CD146 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARY FOLLICLE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD146; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; OVARY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0038310569     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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