Aging-related premature luteinization of granulosa cells is avoided by early oocyte retrieval

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-180

  Wu, Yan Guang ^a   Barad, David H ^a,b,c   Kushnir, Vitaly A ^a,d   Lazzaroni, Emanuela ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Albertini, David F ^a,e   Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b,f  

^a Center for Human Reproduction (CHR)   (United States)

^b Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early retrieval; Granulosa cell; In vitro fertilization; Oocyte; Premature luteinization

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE AGING; PREMATURE LUTEINIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; AGE; AGING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; AROMATASE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; UP-REGULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944565529     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-15-0246     Document Type: Article

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