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Developmental and Hormonal Regulation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor Expression and Action in the Bovine Ovarian Follicle1
1 Sept 1998
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian hormones (i.e., estrogen and LH) may promote folliculogenesis by regulating the local production of mesenchymal "inducer proteins" that mediate theca cell-granulosa cell interactions. Theca cells produce hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) that can stimulate granulosa cell growth. In order to investigate the physiological role of HGF in the ovarian follicle, the developmental and hormonal regulation of HGF was...
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