A non-neuronal cholinergic system of the ovarian follicle

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 187, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 521-528

  Mayerhofer, Artur ^a   Kunz, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; FSH; Gap junctions; Granulosa cells; Ion channels; Oocyte; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONNEXIN 43; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; FOLLITROPIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 28344438794     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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