Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Stimulates Proliferation of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells1
Spaczynski R, Arici A, Duleba A. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Stimulates Proliferation of Rat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 1999, 61: 993-998. PMID: 10491635, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeTNF-alphaTheca-interstitial cellsOvarian theca-interstitial cellsRat Ovarian Theca-Interstitial CellsInsulin-like growth factor ISerum TNF-alphaGrowth factor II cell proliferationDose-dependent fashionCytometry DNA analysisEffect of insulinOvary syndromeOvarian functionRat TTumor necrosisPathophysiologic roleTotal cell countProliferative indexCell countPotent modulatorFactor IIncorporation assayIGFInsulin