Effects of levetiracetam and valproate on reproductive endocrine function studied in human ovarian follicular cells

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1868-1874

  Taubøll, Erik ^a,b   Gregoraszczuk, Ewa L ^c   Wojtowicz, Anna K ^c   Milewicz, Tomasz ^d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; CYP 19 aromatase; Epilepsy; Estradiol; Hormones

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CASPASE 3; ESTRADIOL; ETIRACETAM; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AROMATASE; CASPASE 3; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVARY; PIRACETAM; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 68149091284     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02131.x     Document Type: Article

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