The stimulatory effect of alpha-melanotropin on progesterone release from rat granulosa cells is inhibited by interleukin-1beta and by tumour necrosis factor-alpha.
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Laboratorio de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
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D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000521:alpha-MSH / Q000494:pharmacology*
D003470:Culture Media; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D011374:Progesterone; D000521:alpha-MSH