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Apoptosis in steroidogenic cells: structure-function analysis.
Steroids - 1 Jan 1997
Amsterdam A, Dantes A, Selvaraj N, Aharoni D
Abstract excerpt
Granulosa cells are the main producers of the female sex steroid hormones, progesterone and estradiol, which are responsible for the cyclicity in ovarian function. Programmed cell death in the ovary plays a crucial role in limiting the number of follicles that can ovulate and thus prevents the development of more embryos than can successfully complete pregnancy. Granulosa cell apoptosis is regulated by the...
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