DEVELOPMENTAL-CHANGES IN THE OVARIAN FOLLICULAR BASAL LAMINA DETECTED BY IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE AND ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
DEVELOPMENTAL-CHANGES IN THE OVARIAN FOLLICULAR BASAL LAMINA DETECTED BY IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE AND ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
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DOI:
10.1177/31.5.6341456
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
WICHA, M
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作者:
BAGAVANDOSS, P;MIDGLEY, AR;WICHA, M
Alterations in the basal lamina (BL) of [rat] developing follicles were studied by immunofluorescent microscopy using antibodies against type IV collagen, laminin and fibronectin, and by EM. Ovarian development was induced in immature rats by sequential administration of estradiol, FSH and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). A continuous BL was observed in healthy follicles treated with estradiol and FSH. As determined by immunofluorescence, laminin, type IV collagen, and fibronectin were restricted to the BL and the theca but not to the granulosa. When follicles were allowed to undergo atresia or induced to ovulate with hCG, the BL became fragmented. This was confirmed by electron microscopy of healthy, atretic, and luteinizing follicles which showed that in healthy follicles the BL was continuous, whereas in both atretic and luteinizing follicles, it was fragmented. Atresia was also associated with the penetration of thecal cells into the follicles. The intact BL present in healthy follicles undergo extensive changes during atresia and ovulation.