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Dynamics of the membrana granulosa during expansion of the ovarian follicular antrum.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 22 Jan 2001
Rodgers R J, Irving-Rodgers H F, van Wezel I L, Krupa M, Lavranos T C
Abstract excerpt
As an endocrine organ, the ovary has some unique characteristics. The formation, the maturation and the regression of the hormone producing cells really determine the timing, the amount and the type of hormone secreted. Here, we focus on the granulosa cells of ovarian follicles which express 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and cytochrome P450 aromatase. Follicles only produce estradiol late in...
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