Immunocytochemical evidence for the presence and location of the neurotrophin–Trk receptor family in adult human preovulatory ovarian follicles
Seifer DB, Feng B, Shelden RM. Immunocytochemical evidence for the presence and location of the neurotrophin–Trk receptor family in adult human preovulatory ovarian follicles. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2006, 194: 1129-1134. PMID: 16580310, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman preovulatory folliclesTrk A receptorCumulus granulosa cellsTrk CTrk BPreovulatory folliclesOvarian folliclesGranulosa cellsFertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injectionUnfertilized oocytesHuman ovarian folliclesA receptorsAbsence of neurotrophinsIntracytoplasmic sperm injectionPreovulatory ovarian folliclesRespective receptor proteinsReceptor proteinNT-4/5NT-3Prospective studyNeurotrophin receptorSperm injectionNeurotrophinsHuman unfertilized oocytesParacrine function