Concentration of activin A and follistatin in follicular fluid from human small antral follicles associated to gene expression of the corresponding granulosa cells

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 48-54

  Jeppesen, J V ^a   Nielsen, M E ^b   Kristensen, S G ^a   Yding Andersen, C ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activin A; Follicular fluid; Follistatin; Granulosa cells; Human small antral follicles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTI MULLERIAN HORMONE RECEPTOR 2; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLICULAR DIAMETER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859649696     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.051     Document Type: Article

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