The effect of steroid hormones on ovarian follicle development

CH Chou, MJ Chen - Vitamins and hormones, 2018 - Elsevier
hormones such as estrogens, progesterone, and androgens on ovarian follicular growth and
development… In sheep, excess prenatal testosterone leads to increased ovarian follicular

Androgen Stimulates Growth of Mouse Preantral Follicles In Vitro: Interaction With Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and With Growth Factors of the TGFβ Superfamily

M Laird, K Thomson, M Fenwick, J Mora… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… of androgen on preantral follicle growth and function, including interaction with FSH-activated
growth … In addition to the increase of follicle diameter in response to androgens, our results …

Interactions between androgens, FSH, anti-Müllerian hormone and estradiol during folliculogenesis in the human normal and polycystic ovary

D Dewailly, G Robin, M Peigne… - Human reproduction …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
… FSH, despite the increase in follicle number induced by androgens, does that … follicular
growth progresses, androgen effects wane and E2 production will gradually increase in follicles

Molecular regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis, secretion and action

N Das, TR Kumar - Journal of molecular endocrinology, 2018 - jme.bioscientifica.com
… estrogen, progesterone and androgen, glucocorticoids are also known to regulate FSHβ
production in the anterior pituitary. Fshb expression was shown to selectively increase upon …

Androgen action in the ovary

S Franks, K Hardy - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
ovarian follicular development, even under physiological conditions but especially in an
environment of androgen … and antral follicles and was associated with increased expression of …

Biological and clinical rationale for androgen priming in ovarian stimulation

K Løssl, NC Freiesleben, ML Wissing… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
… cell androgen receptor and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH… follicle count and increased
androgen levels, and androgens … specific effects of androgens on follicular development. In AR …

The roles of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and testosterone in spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis revisited

OO Oduwole, IT Huhtaniemi, M Misrahi - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
… it greatly exceeds the requirement for androgen receptor (AR) … for the initiation of follicular
growth beyond the primary stage. … estradiol and an increase in follicular diameter from 5 to 8.5 …

Role of androgens in the ovary

KA Walters, DJ Handelsman - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2018 - Elsevier
… Along with improving ovarian response, androgen pre-treatment has been … androgens on
follicle development, is that during the early stages of follicular development androgens exert a …

The signaling pathways involved in ovarian follicle development

L Li, X Shi, Y Shi, Z Wang - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… classical signaling pathways during follicular development. … Increased follicle numbers
and decreased gonadotropin … (FSH), estrogen and androgen receptors appear in granulosa …

A novel action of follicle-stimulating hormone in the ovary promotes estradiol production without inducing excessive follicular growth before puberty

CM François, F Petit, F Giton, A Gougeon, C Ravel… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
androgens … the regulation of ovarian steroidogenesis in postnatal life, prior ‘true’ puberty
14,24,35 . Besides showing a concomitant increase in pituitary gonadotrope activity and ovarian