Protective role of melatonin in progesterone production by human luteal cells

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-213

  Taketani, Toshiaki ^a   Tamura, Hiroshi ^a   Takasaki, Akihisa ^b   Lee, Lifa ^a   Kizuka, Fumie ^a   Tamura, Isao ^a   Taniguchi, Ken ^a   Maekawa, Ryo ^a   Asada, Hiromi ^a   Shimamura, Katsunori ^b   Reiter, Russel J ^c   Sugino, Norihiro ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

luteinized granulosa cells; melatonin; oxidative stress; progesterone

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FERTINORM P; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LUTEAL CELLS; LUTEAL PHASE; MELATONIN; OXIDANTS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 80051664749     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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