Specific gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue binding predominantly in human luteinized follicular aspirates and not in human pre-ovulatory follicles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 769-773

  Brus, L ^a   Lambalk, C B ^a   De Koning, J ^b   Helder, M N ^b   Janssens, R M J ^a   Schoemaker, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GnRH receptor; Gonadorelin agonist; Gonadorelin antagonist; Granulosa cells; Human ovary

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; ITURELIX; TYROSINE ANTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030955750     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.4.769     Document Type: Article

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