Estrogen biosynthesis - Regulation, action, remote effects, and value of monitoring in ovarian stimulation cycles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 687-701

  Shoham, Z ^a   Schachter, M ^a  

^a KAPLAN HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

endometrial receptivity; Estrogen; estrogen receptors; gonadotropins; oocyte maturation

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 0029921622     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58197-7     Document Type: Article

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