Localization and gene expression of steroid sulfatase by RT-PCR in cumulus cells and relationship to serum FSH levels observed during in vitro fertilization

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Otsuka, Yukiko ^a   Yanaihara, Atsushi ^a   Iwasaki, Shinji ^a   Hasegawa, Junichi ^a   Yanaihara, Takumi ^a   Okai, Takashi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; RNA; STERYL SULFATASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INFORMED CONSENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 19744371706     PISSN: 17431050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-1050-2-6     Document Type: Article

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