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Changes in Ovarian Mitochondria: Early Indicators of Follicular Luteinization

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Book cover Ovarian Follicular and Corpus Luteum Function

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The rapid growth of ovarian follicles occurring after gonadotropic stimulation requires ATP which is obtained primarily from the oxidative reactions in mitochondria. In addition, the rate limiting step of ovarian steroidogenesis appears to be associated with the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone by the cholesterol side chain cleavage enzyme complex that is located exclusively within mitochondria. Thus, two of the most important functions of the ovary--follicular growth and steroidogenesis--are dependent upon products produced by mitochondria. For the last few years, we have been studying the role of mitochondria in ovarian physiology and we have been especially interested in the differentiation of ovarian mitochondria that occurs with luteinization of follicular tissue.

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  1. Departments of Research and Laboratory Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, 48235, USA

    Michael J. Dimino, Edna A. Elfont & S. Kim Berman

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  1. Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Cornelia P. Channing

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    John M. Marsh

  3. Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    William A. Sadler

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Dimino, M.J., Elfont, E.A., Berman, S.K. (1979). Changes in Ovarian Mitochondria: Early Indicators of Follicular Luteinization. In: Channing, C.P., Marsh, J.M., Sadler, W.A. (eds) Ovarian Follicular and Corpus Luteum Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 112. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3474-3_56

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