Review: cytokine involvement in ovarian processes

• Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (1989) Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 50
• Main Authors: Terranova, P F, Rice, V M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.01.1997
• Subjects: Animals; Female; Humans; Interleukin-1 - physiology; Ovary - immunology; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - physiology

Expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interleukins 1 alpha and 1 beta (IL-1) have been reported in ovaries of several species and humans and are implicated in ovarian follicular development and atresia, ovulation, steroidogenesis, and corpus luteum function (including formation, develo...