Characterization, expression, and functional activity of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and its receptors in human granulosa-luteal cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4924-4932

  Morelli, Maria Beatrice ^a   Barberi, Marzia ^a   Gambardella, Alessia ^b   Borini, Andrea ^b   Cecconi, Sandra ^c   Coticchio, Giovanni ^b   Canipari, Rita ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Tecnobios Procreazione   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; CASPASE 3; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROCASPASE 3; PROGESTERONE; RNA; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR 1; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 57349099464     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2621     Document Type: Article

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