Initiation of high dose gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist treatment during the late follicular phase in the macaque abolishes luteal function irrespective of effects upon the luteinizing hormone surge

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 430-435

  Fraser, H M ^a   Lunn, S F ^a   Morris, K D ^a   Deghenghi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Ardana   (France)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicle; LH surge; Macaque; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TEVERELIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MACACA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INHIBITION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA ARCTOIDES; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030940765     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.3.430     Document Type: Article

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