Extracellular matrix in ovarian follicles
| Autor: | I L van Wezel, Helen F. Irving-Rodgers, Raymond J. Rodgers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty Membrana granulosa Matrix (biology) Biology Biochemistry Basement Membrane Extracellular Matrix Cell biology Extracellular matrix Basal (phylogenetics) Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Ovarian Follicle Theca Internal medicine Follicular phase medicine Animals Humans Female Basal lamina Ovarian follicle Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 163:73-79 |
| ISSN: | 0303-7207 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00219-7 |
| Popis: | A lot is known about the control of the development of ovarian follicles by growth factors and hormones, but less is known about the roles of extracellular matrix in the control of follicular growth and development. In this review we focus on the specialized extracellular matrix of the basal laminas that are present in ovarian follicles. These include the follicular basal lamina itself, the Call-Exner bodies of the membrana granulosa, the subendothelial and arteriole smooth muscle basal laminas in the theca, and the basal lamina-like material of the thecal matrix. We discuss the evidence that during follicle development the follicular basal lamina changes in composition, that many of its components are produced by the granulosa cells, and that the follicular basal laminas of different follicles have different ultrastructural appearances, linked to the shape of the aligning granulosa cells. All these studies suggest that the follicular basal lamina is extremely dynamic during follicular development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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