A mechanism for the suppression of estrogen production in polycystic ovary syndrome
Agarwal SK;Judd HL;Magoffin DA;;
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism1996Vol. 81pp. -
327
sk1996thea
Abstract
In polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), follicle development arrests in the early antral stage when aromatase expression in the granulosa cells (GC) would normally occur. Despite high intrafollicular concentrations of androstenedione and bioactive FSH, in vivo estrogen biosynthesis remains low. When GC …