The effect of leuprorelin on steroidogenesis of human preovulatory granulosa cells in vitro

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Fabbri, Raffaella ^a   Porcu, Eleonora ^a   Pession, Annalisa ^a   Sereni, Elena ^a   Marsella, Tiziana ^a   Seracchioli, Renato ^a   Flamigni, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

human granulosa cells; luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonist; morphology; steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; LEUPROLIDE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST;

EID: 0029883489     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02070140     Document Type: Article

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