Expression of inhibin-activin subunits, follistatin and smads in granulosa-luteal cells collected at oocyte retrieval

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 385-392

  Chang, Shiuh Young ^a,b   Kang, Hong Yo ^a,b   Lan, Kuo Chung ^a,b   Hseh, Chang Yi ^a   Huang, Fu Jen ^a,b   Huang, Ko En ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activin; Follistatin; Granulosa cells; Inhibin; Smad

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BETA ACTIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; LEUPRORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SMAD PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; LUTEAL CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVINS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; OOCYTE DONATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SMAD PROTEINS; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN;

EID: 33845543439     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9068-7     Document Type: Article

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