Expression of endothelin-1 gene and protein in human granulosa cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1428-1433

  Magini, A ^a   Granchi, S ^a   Orlando, C ^a   Vannelli, G B ^a   Pellegrini, S ^a   Milani, S ^a   Grappone, C ^a   De Franco, R ^a   Susini, T ^a   Forti, G ^a   Maggi, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Andrology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOTHELIN 1; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENOTROPINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9244223621     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.4.1428     Document Type: Article

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