Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into functional ovarian Granulosa-like cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3713-3723

  Lan, Chen Wei ^a   Chen, Mei Jou ^c   Jan, Pey Shynan ^b   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a,b,c   Ho, Hong Nerng ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CELL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AMHR2 GENE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP19A1 GENE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOXL2 GENE; FSHR GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MESODERM; PRIMITIVE STREAK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AROMATASE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84883675070     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-4302     Document Type: Article

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