Development of a long-term bovine granulosa cell culture system: Induction and maintenance of estradiol production, response to follicle- stimulating hormone, and morphological characteristics

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 608-616

  Gutiérrez, Carlos G ^a   Campbell, Bruce K ^a,b   Webb, Robert ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COW; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0342813087     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.3.608     Document Type: Article

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