The history of assisted human conception with especial reference to endocrinology

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-204

  Edwards, R G ^a,b,c  

^a London Women's Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Fertilization; History; Human; In vitro

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CETRORLIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONCEPTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO GROWTH; ESTROGEN URINE LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEIOSIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029974976     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1211443     Document Type: Review

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