Growth Factors in Normal Ovarian Follicle Development

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-196

  Giudice, Linda C ^a   Cataldo, Nicholas A ^b   Van Dessel, H J H M Thierry ^a   Yap, O W Stephanie ^c   Chandrasekher, Yasmin A ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; SOMATOMEDIN;

FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SOMATOMEDINS;

EID: 0030203294     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016328     Document Type: Article

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