Expression and regulation of sFRP family members in human granulosa cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 399-404

  Maman, Ettie ^a   Yung, Yuval ^a   Cohen, Berta ^a   Konopnicki, Sarah ^a   Dal Canto, Mariabeatrice ^b   Fadini, Rubens ^b   Kanety, Hannah ^a   Kedem, Alon ^a   Dor, Jehoshua ^a   Hourvitz, Ariel ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Biogenesi Reproductive Medicine Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granulosa cells; hCG; IVF; IVM; LH; sFRP2; sFRP4; sFRP5

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SECRETED FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN 4;

ARTICLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME REGULATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ADULT; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79959427463     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar010     Document Type: Article

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