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The present study was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that membrane phosphoinositide breakdown may participate in the actions of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) on hormone production in the rat ovary. In granulosa cells prelabeled with [³H]-arachidonic acid or [³H]-inositol, tr…
This text is designed to provide busy medical practitioners with quick, reliable treatment protocols for the most common complaints and diagnoses.
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Provides coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. This title focuses on the medical and surgical management of obstetrics and gynecology. It also looks at the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management. It covers pathophysiology when relevant to diagnosis and treatment
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Evidence-based, point-of-care information on 1000 diseases and disorders most often treated by surgeons.; Expansive coverage of general surgery and all subspecialties you need to be versed in, including otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, urology, and pediat…
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Essential coverage of surgery! In the popular one-disorder-per-page format, this pocket guide features bulleted, high-yield information on over 400 common surgical diagnoses. With key equations and formulae, a clinical pearl per page, plus references, this book truly is essential in critical care.
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Provides information on the signs, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of more than one thousand diseases and disorders; and includes drug treatment tables, color plates, NAEPP asthma guidelines, and other resources.
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Activin A (homodimer of inhibin βA-subunit) is known to increase inhibin βB-subunit and inhibin B (heterodimer of inhibin α- and βB-subunit) levels and decrease progesterone accumulation in human granulosa cells. Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is a potent paracrine regul…
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women in developed countries. There is increasing evidence suggesting that the hormonal environment of the normal ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) and ovarian epithelial cancer (OEC) cells is as…
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment is the most comprehensive, reliable, and timely reference available to answer common questions that arise in everyday clinical practice. Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, this trusted classic offers expert advice on all aspects of outpa…
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There is increasing evidence to suggest that activin can function as an autocrine/paracrine regulator in various tissues, including the reproductive system. At the cellular level, activin acts via a family of activin receptor (ActR) subtypes which includes two type I (ActRI and ActRLB) and two type…