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Demonstration of Immunoreactive LHRH in the Human Ovaries by Peroxidase Immunocytochemistry
Author(s) -
Huang Hung June,
Ishimaru Tadayuki,
Yamabe Tooru
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1986.tb00174.x
Subject(s) - immunocytochemistry , theca , paracrine signalling , stromal cell , follicular phase , ovary , medicine , endocrinology , immunohistochemistry , biology , chemistry , receptor
The distribution of immunoreactive LHRH in the human ovary was examined using paraffin sections by peroxidase immunocytochemistry. Immunoreactive LHRH is seen in the granulosa cells of mature follicles, and in the theca interna cells of atretic follicles. But the immunoreactive LHRH is not found in the theca interna cells or stromal components of mature follicles, and in the granulosa cells or stromal components of atretic follicles. There may be a possibility that immunoreactive LHRH serves as a paracrine modulator in follicular maturation.