Effects of enclomiphene and zuclomiphene on basal and gonadotrophin-stimulated progesterone secretion by isolated subpopulations of small and large ovine luteal cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1250-1255

  Opsahl, Michael S ^a,b,c,e   Fitz, Tony A ^a,b   Rexroad Jr , Caird E ^a,b   Fritz, Marc A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; In vitro; Lutein cells; Ovine

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ENCLOMIFENE; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ZUCLOMIFENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SHEEP; STEREOISOMERISM; THECA CELL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030055155     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019367     Document Type: Article

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