Melatonin and steroids in human pre-ovulatory follicular fluid: Seasonal variations and granulosa cell steroid production

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 50-55

  Yie, S M ^a   Brown, G M ^a,b   Liu, G Y ^a,b   Collins, J A ^a   Daya, S ^a   Hughes, E G ^a   Foster, W G ^a,c   Younglai, E V ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Granulosa cells; Melatonin; Seasonal variation; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0028947832     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/10.1.50     Document Type: Article

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