| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a method for the detection or determination of environmental hormones, in particular, dioxins in a sample using granulosa cells, etc. In the present invention, the change in the amount of an expressed luteinizing hormone receptor induced by follicle-stimulating hormone, etc. in granulosa cells is employed as an indicator for the detection or determination of dioxins. The present invention also relates to a method for contraception comprising inhibiting the expression of luteinizing hormone receptor induced by follicle-stimulating hormone in granulosa cells, and to a contraceptive agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a substance which inhibits the expression of luteinizing hormone receptor.</p> |
