Immune-like mechanisms in ovulation

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Richards, JoAnne S ^a   Liu, Zhilin ^a   Shimada, Masayuki ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HYALURONIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARY; OVULATION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 47249149829     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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