Vitamin D3 Regulates Follicular Development and Intrafollicular Vitamin D Biosynthesis and Signaling in the Primate Ovary
Xu J, Lawson MS, Xu F, Du Y, Tkachenko OY, Bishop CV, Pejovic-Nezhat L, Seifer DB, Hennebold JD. Vitamin D3 Regulates Follicular Development and Intrafollicular Vitamin D Biosynthesis and Signaling in the Primate Ovary. Frontiers In Physiology 2018, 09: 1600. PMID: 30487754, PMCID: PMC6246691, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVitamin D receptorVitamin D biosynthesisAntral folliclesVD3 supplementationFollicular developmentVitamin DAntral stagePrimate ovaryFollicle survivalVitamin D3D biosynthesisIsolated secondary folliclesOvarian follicle survivalOocyte maturationAnti-Müllerian hormone productionAdult rhesus macaquesParacrine factor productionStage-dependent mannerVD3 treatmentVDR expressionAMH productionDihydroxyvitamin D3Positive immunostainingD receptorProtein localization