Gene expression differences induced by equimolar low doses of LH or hCG in combination with FSH in cultured mouse antral follicles

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-280

  Segers, Ingrid ^a   Adriaenssens, Tom ^a   Wathlet, Sandra ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CXCL12 GENE; CXCR4 GENE; CYP11A1 GENE; CYP19A1 GENE; EGFR GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HIF1A GENE; HSD3B1 GENE; LHCGR GENE; LSS GENE; LUTEINIZATION; MOUSE; MVK GENE; NONHUMAN; NR4A1 GENE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OXTR GENE; PGR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SDC4 GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TIMP1 GENE; UPREGULATION; VEGFA GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84869117588     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-12-0150     Document Type: Article

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