Identification of new ovulation-related genes in humans by comparing the transcriptome of granulosa cells before and after ovulation triggering in the same controlled ovarian stimulation cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 997-1010

  Wissing, M L ^a,d   Kristensen, S G ^b   Andersen, C Y ^b   Mikkelsen, A L ^a   Host T ^a   Borup, R ^b   Grondahl M L ^b,c  

^a HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Holbæk Fertility Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

follicular fluid; granulosa cell transcriptome; hCG trigger; human; ovulation

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; ADAMTS1 PROTEIN; ALPHA5 INTEGRIN; AMPHIREGULIN; ANKYRIN; ATROGIN 1; CD24 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLAUDIN 11; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1A; EPHRIN B2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M3; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 19; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTENSIN; PENTRAXIN 3; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 GROUP IV; PLECKSTRIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTHROMBIN; RGS2 PROTEIN; SEMAPHORIN; SEMAPHORIN 3A; TISSUE FACTOR PATHWAY INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; UPREGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OVULATION;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84898889136     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu008     Document Type: Article

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