Expression of integrin fraction and adhesion molecules on human granulosa cells and its relation with oocyte maturity and follicular steroidogenesis

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 187-195

  Clavero, A ^a   Castilla, J A ^a   Martinez, L ^a   Mendoza, N ^a   Fontes, J ^a   Maldonado, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesion; flow cytometry; granulosa; integrin; steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTEGRIN; ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; CD9 ANTIGEN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INTEGRIN; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; STUDENT T TEST;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INTEGRINS; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 4544299291     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000040233.32946.60     Document Type: Article

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