Human granulosa-lutein cell in vitro production of progesterone, inhibin A, inhibin B, and activin A are dependent on follicular size and not the presence of the oocyte

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1406-1413

  Wen, Xuesong ^a,b,c   Tozer, Amanda J ^b   Li, Dong ^a,c   Docherty, Suzanne M ^a   Al Shawaf, Talha ^b   Iles, Ray K ^a,b  

^a School of Health and Social Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

activin A; follicular maturation; granulosa lutein cells; inhibins; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR ASPIRATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; OOCYTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ACTIVINS; ADULT; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEAL CELLS; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549124339     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.03.086     Document Type: Article

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