Plasmin-tumour necrosis factor interaction in the ovulatory process.

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Abstract

Collagen breakdown and apoptotic cell death within the apex of the preovulatory ovine follicle are hallmarks of impending ovarian rupture. An integrative mechanism is proposed whereby gonadotrophic stimulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator secretion by the follicular-contiguous ovarian surface epithelium elicits a localized increase in tissue plasmin, which activates collagenolysis and tumour necrosis factor alpha-induced cell death within the formative ovulatory stigma.

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Murdoch, W. J. (1999). Plasmin-tumour necrosis factor interaction in the ovulatory process. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement. https://doi.org/10.1530/biosciprocs.4.027

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