The Role of Aquaporins in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Way Towards a Novel Drug Target in PCOS

    March 2017 in “ Medical Hypotheses ”
    Agata Wawrzkiewicz-Jałowiecka, Karolina Kowalczyk, Dagmara Pluta … Paweł Madej
    Studysummary This study suggests that dysfunctions and altered expression of aquaporins may play a role in PCOS-related disorders, potentially impacting folliculogenesis and integrating with the insulin-dependent hypothesis of PCOS pathogenesis.
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