Growth hormone does not increase the expression of insulin-like growth factors and their receptor genes in the pre-menopausal human ovary

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1241-1246

  Peñarrubia, Joana ^a   Balasch, Juan ^a,b   García Bermúdez, Mercedes ^c   Casamitjana, Roser ^a   Vanrell, Juan A ^a   Hernandez, Eleuterio R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d Clin de Reprod Asistida FIV Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Human ovary; IGF I receptor; Insulin like growth factors; Ovulation induction

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343674500     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1241     Document Type: Article

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