Androgen excess down-regulates connexin43 in a human granulosa cell line

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2938-2941

  Wu, Cheng Hsuan ^a,b   Yang, Jyuer Ger ^a   Yang, Jiann Jou ^b   Lin, Yueh Min ^a   Tsai, Hong Der ^a   Lin, Ching Yuang ^c   Kuo, Pao Lin ^d  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Connexin43; gap junction intercellular communication; polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; DOWN REGULATION; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANDROGENS; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78650206067     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.077     Document Type: Article

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