Immunohistochemical localization of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-r) and transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α) in developing human ovarian follicles

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-66

  Ozdogan, B ^a   Erdogan, Deniz ^a   Take, G ^b   Ozogul, C ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atretic follicle; Corpus luteum; Epidermal growth factor receptor; Granulosa cells; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Monoclonal antibodies; Ovarian follicles; Primordial follicles; Transforming growth factor alpha

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OOCYTE; ORTOCRINE FUNCTION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 20444405027     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.92.2005.1.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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