Growth Differentiating Factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 both activate development of human primordial follicles in vitro, with seemingly more beneficial effects of GDF9

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Kedem, Alon ^a,b,c   Fisch, Benjamin ^a,b   Garor, Roni ^a,b   Ben Zaken, Adi ^a,b   Gizunterman, Taya ^a,b   Felz, Carmela ^a,b   Ben Haroush, Avi ^a,b   Kravarusic, Dragan ^a,b   Abir, Ronit ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; CYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; RECOMBINANT GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CHILD; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABORTED FETUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HUMANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961216687     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0410     Document Type: Article

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