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Altered aquaporin expression in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: hyperandrogenism in follicular fluid inhibits aquaporin-9 in granulosa cells through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway
Author(s) -
Fan Qu,
F. F. Wang,
Xi-Ping Lu,
Mengyuan Dong,
JianZhong Sheng,
Pengpeng Lv,
Guolian Ding,
Biwei Shi,
Di Zhang,
Hefeng Huang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deq078
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , endocrinology , hyperandrogenism , medicine , dihydrotestosterone , follicular phase , testosterone (patch) , androgen , sex hormone binding globulin , follicular fluid , ovary , biology , chemistry , hormone , insulin resistance , insulin , embryo , oocyte , microbiology and biotechnology
The present study was designed to evaluate whether the alteration of aquaporin-9 (AQP-9) expression in granulosa cells (GCs) of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was associated with the hyperandrogenism in follicular fluid (FF).

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