Human granulosa cells: Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 receptors and aromatase expression modulation by metformin

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 156-162

  Fuhrmeister, Isabela Piva ^a,b   Branchini, Gisele ^c   Pimentel, Anita M ^b   Ferreira, Gustavo Dias ^c   Capp, Edison ^b,c,d   Brum, Ilma Simoni ^c   Corleta, Helena Von Eye ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL MOINHOS DE VENTO   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Medicina   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Granulosa cells; Insulin receptor; Insulin like growth factor; Metformin; Polycystic ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METFORMIN; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; CELL ISOLATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; AROMATASE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, INSULIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84898814828     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358829     Document Type: Article

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