A novel mechanism of vascular endothelial growth factor, leptin and transforming growth factor-beta2 sequestration in a subpopulation of human ovarian follicle cells

Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

1994 • 12,975 citations

Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans

1996 • 6,254 citations

Correction of the sterility defect in homozygous obese female mice by treatment with the human recombinant leptin

1996 • 1,505 citations

Early Onset of Reproductive Function in Normal Female Mice Treated with Leptin

1997 • 844 citations

Novel B219/OB receptor isoforms: Possible role of leptin in hematopoiesis and reproduction

1996 • 629 citations

The developmental potential of the human oocyte is related to the dissolved oxygen content of follicular fluid: association with vascular endothelial growth factor levels and perifollicular blood flow characteristics

1997 • 526 citations

A role for leptin and its cognate receptor in hematopoiesis

1996 • 478 citations

Vascular endothelial growth factor as capillary permeability agent in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

1994 • 371 citations

The expression of leptin and its receptors in pre-ovulatory human follicles

1997 • 349 citations

Expression of vascular permeability factor/vascular endothelial growth factor by human granulosa and theca lutein cells. Role in corpus luteum development.

1995 • 338 citations

Vascular endothelial growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in the primate ovary.

1992 • 259 citations

Concentrations of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Blood and Ovarian Follicular Fluid of Cattle Selected for Twins1

1990 • 234 citations

Cytokine involvement in oocytes and early embryos

1991 • 206 citations

Implantation: Uterine pinopodes as markers of the ‘nidation window’ in cycling women receiving exogenous oestradiol and progesterone

1995 • 206 citations

Pinocytotic activity of the uterus of the rat

1973 • 185 citations

Granulosa cells as a source and target organ for tumor necrosis factor‐α

1990 • 141 citations

Rat Ovary Produces Cytokines during Ovulation1

1994 • 128 citations

Nuclear and cytoplasmic dynamics of sperm penetration, pronuclear formation and microtubule organization during fertilization and early preimplantation development in the human

1995 • 119 citations

Epidermal growth factor and its receptor gene expression and peptide localization in porcine ovarian follicles

1995 • 103 citations

The cellular basis of mammalian reproduction

1979 • 102 citations

Apoptosis as a function of ovarian reserve in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

1996 • 98 citations

Secretion of Bioactive Interleukin-1, Interleukin-6, and Colony-Stimulating Factors by Human Ovarian Surface Epithelium1

1993 • 87 citations

Transforming Growth Factor-β Promotes Differentiation of Ovarian Thecal-Interstitial Cells but Inhibits Androgen Production*

1989 • 76 citations

Relationship between human oocyte maturity, fertilization and follicular fluid growth factors

1994 • 75 citations

Identification of carbohydrate-binding proteins in mammalian spermatozoa (human, bull, boar, ram, stallion and hamster) using [125I]fucoidin and [125I] neoglycoprotein probes

1989 • 53 citations

Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels in follicular fluid from human preovulatory follicles: correlation with serum IGF-I levels

1990 • 53 citations

Transforming Growth Factor-α and -β Differentially Regulate Growth and Steroidogenesis of Bovine Thecal Cells during Antral Follicle Development

1991 • 50 citations

Insulin preincubation enhances insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) action on steroidogenesis in human granulosa cells.

1994 • 44 citations

Steroid Production by the cumulus: relationship to fertilization in vitro

1989 • 39 citations

Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-Alpha in the Human Ovary during Follicular Growth, Regression and Atresia.

1994 • 15 citations