Effect of letrozole on estradiol production and P450 aromatase messenger RNA expression of cultured luteinized granulosa cells from women with and without endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-135

  Lu, Xiang ^a   Wu, Yu ^a   Gao, Xiao Hong ^a   Wang, Yong Wei ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Sun, Xiao Xi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromatase; endometriosis; estradiol production; granulosa cells; letrozole

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LETROZOLE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZATION; NITRILES; OVARIAN DISEASES; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84862983136     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.055     Document Type: Article

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