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Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibits ovulation and induces granulosa cell death in rat ovaries
12 Dec 2014
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PURPOSE: We evaluated the role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in rat ovulation and granulosa cell death of ovarian follicles during the periovulatory stage. METHODS: Immature rats primed with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin were injected intraperitoneally with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and TNFα was injected into the bursa 48 h later. The total number of released oocytes was counted. Apoptosis...
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