Immunolocalization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-I, GnRH-II, and type I GnRH receptor during follicular development in the human ovary

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4562-4570

  Choi, Jung Hye ^a   Gilks, C Blake ^b   Auersperg, Nelly ^a   Leung, Peter C K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 1; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LUTEAL CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CELL CULTURE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33751511183     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1147     Document Type: Article

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