Recombinant FSH-induced follicle development in immature rats treated with an LHRH antagonist: A direct effect of RU486 on follicular atresia

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-92

  Uilenbroek, J Th J ^a   Kramer, P ^a   Van Leeuwen, E C M ^a   Karels, B ^a   Timmerman, M A ^a   De Jong, F H ^a   De Leeuw, R ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN[1 (N ACETYL 4 CHLORO DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE) 2 (4 CHLORO DEXTRO PHENYLALANINE) 3 DEXTRO TRYPTOPHAN 6 DEXTRO ARGININE 10 DEXTRO ALANINE]; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030036115     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1500085     Document Type: Article

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