Biological and immunological characterization of inhibin forms in human plasma

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 669-676

  Robertson, D ^a,e   Burger, H G ^a   Sullivan, J ^a   Cahir, N ^a   Groome, N ^b   Poncelet, E ^c   Franchimont, P ^c   Woodruff, T ^d   Mather, J P ^d  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^e MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBINS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

EID: 0030056296     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.2.669     Document Type: Article

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