Characterization of intrafollicular steroid hormones, inhibin, and follistatin in women with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome following gonadotropin hyperstimulation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1211-1216

  Lambert Messerlian, Geralyn ^a,c   Taylor, Ann ^b   Leykin, Lucy ^b   Isaacson, Keith ^b   Toth, Thomas ^b   Chang, YuChiao ^b   Schneyer, Alan ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GONADOTROPINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INHIBINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIAN HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030729745     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.5.1211     Document Type: Article

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