Differential secretion of dimeric inhibin in cultured luteinized granulosa cells as a function of ovarian reserve

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 736-739

  Seifer, David B ^a   Gardiner, Alice C ^a   Lambert Messerlian, Geralyn ^b   Schneyer, Alan L ^b  

^a WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOASSAY; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030059486     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.2.736     Document Type: Article

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