Significance of oestradiol for follicular development in hypogonadotrophic immature rats treated with FSH and hCG

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-236

  Uilenbroek, J Th J ^a   Kramer, P ^a   Karels, B ^a   De Jong, F H ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030760094     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1100231     Document Type: Article

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