Effects of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor α and androstenedione on follicular growth and aromatization in culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 2767-2772

  Almahbobi, Ghanim ^a   Nagodavithane, Anjalee ^a   Trounson, Alan O ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EGF; Follicle; Mouse; PCO; TGF

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0028867106     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a135789     Document Type: Article

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