Enhancement of number of ovulations by administration of a pyrimidine compound with potentiating activity of angiogenesis in mice superovulated by PMSG and hCG

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Matsumoto, Kazuya ^a   Haraguchi, Seiki ^a   Miyoshi, Kazuchika ^a   Awaya, Akira ^b   Sato, Eimei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Mouse; MS 818; Pyrimidine compound; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000151464     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.43.137     Document Type: Article

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