Characterization of an immortalized human granulosa cell line (COV434)

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-153

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Vollmer, Marielle ^a   De Geyter, Maria ^a   Litzistorf, Yvonne ^b   Ladewig, Ariane ^a   Dürrenberger, Markus ^c   Guggenheim, Richard ^b   Miny, Peter ^b   Holzgreve, Wolfgang ^a   De Geyter, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cumulus oophorus; Follicle stimulating hormone; Granulosa; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 12944270510     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.2.146     Document Type: Article

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