Median charge of gonadotrophin isoforms in the pituitary gland and in the circulation of sheep fetuses from mid- to late gestation

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-39

  Phillips, D J ^a,d   McNatty, K P ^b   Smith, P ^b   Pettersson, K ^c   Wide, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029985974     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1490029     Document Type: Article

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