Paracrine regulation of theca androgen production by granulosa cells in the ovary - Hoang, Yvonne D.; McTavish, Kirsten J.; Chang, R. Jeffrey; Shimasaki, Shunichi (Fertility and sterility, 2013)
Keywords: Androgens - metabolism; Animals; antibodies; Aromatase - genetics; Aromatase - metabolism; Cells, Cultured; Cyp17; explants; Female; Follicle Stimulating Hormone - pharmacology; follicle-stimulating hormone; gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic - drug effects; granulosa cell; granulosa cells; Granulosa Cells - drug effects; Granulosa Cells - metabolism; in vitro studies; inhibin; Internal Medicine; messenger RNA; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Ovarian Follicle - drug effects; Ovarian Follicle - metabolism; Ovarian Follicle - physiology; Ovary - drug effects; Ovary - metabolism; Ovary - physiology; Paracrine Communication - drug effects; Paracrine Communication - genetics; Paracrine Communication - physiology; polycystic ovary syndrome; Primary Cell Culture; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase - genetics; Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase - metabolism; Theca cell; Theca Cells - drug effects; Theca Cells - metabolism; Theca Cells - physiology; Cyp17; granulosa cell; Theca cell; inhibin; polycystic ovary syndrome