Growth Factors in Ovarian Follicle Atresia

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-202

  Chun, Sang Young ^a   Eisenhauer, Karen M ^b   Minami, Sawako ^b   Hsueh, Aaron J W ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RATS; SOMATOMEDINS;

EID: 0030203561     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1016329     Document Type: Article

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