Effects of transferrin on aromatase activity in porcine granulosa cells in vitro

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-428

  Durlej, Małgorzata ^a   Duda, Małgorzata ^a   Knapczyk, Katarzyna ^a   Słomczyńska, Maria ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aromatase; FSH; Granulosa cells; Pig; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE; ANIMAL; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SECRETION;

SUIDAE; SUS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL SEPARATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SUS SCROFA; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 60549085742     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-008-0070-z     Document Type: Article

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