Response of follicle cells to ovulatory stimuli within the follicle and in primary culture

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 282, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 26-31

  Motola, S ^a   Popliker, M ^a   Tsafriri, A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulus cells; Cumulus oocyte complex; EGF; Granulosa cells; Ovulatory response; Preovulatory follicle

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPIREGULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CUMULUS CELLS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 39149105301     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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