Ovarian response to recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone in luteinizing hormone-depleted women: Examination of the two cell, two gonadotropin theory

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 711-717

  Ben Chetrit, A ^a   Gotlieb, L ^a   Pui Yuen Wong, ^a   Casper, R F ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

GnRH agonist; ovarian steroidogenesis; Pituitary down regulation; recombinant FSH; two cell theory

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029870381     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58201-6     Document Type: Article

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