Expression and actions of transforming growth factors during human follicular development

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1080-1084

  Lobb, Derek K ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

granulosa; ovary; TGF ; TGF ; theca

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THECA CELL;

ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LUTEAL CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 69049087025     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1736     Document Type: Article

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