Modulating effect of leptin on basal and follicle stimulating hormone stimulated steroidogenesis in cultured human lutein granulosa cells

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 415-419

  Karamouti, M ^a   Kollia, P ^a   Kallitsaris, A ^a   Vamvakopoulos, N ^a   Kollios, G ^b   Messinis, I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Culture; Human; Leptin; Lutein granulosa cells; Ovarian steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; INFERTILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUTEAL CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 70350341476     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03346478     Document Type: Article

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