Granulosa cell survival and proliferation are altered in polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 881-887

  Das, M ^a   Djahanbakhch, O ^a,b,c   Hacihanefioglu, B ^a   Saridogan, E ^a   Ikram, M ^a   Ghali, L ^a   Raveendran, M ^b   Storey, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN 2; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 40849135630     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1650     Document Type: Article

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