Possible actions of tumor necrosis factor-α in ovarian function

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-46

  Sakumoto, Ryosuke ^a   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicle; Ovary; Receptor; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTRADIOL; FAS LIGAND; FOLLITROPIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GONADORELIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SOMATOMEDIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; GESTATION PERIOD; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; THECA CELL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 4644230082     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.50.39     Document Type: Review

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