Assessment of the need for follicle stimulating hormone in early preantral mouse follicle culture in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 759-768

  Cortvrindt, R ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Van Steirteghem, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

In vitro; Mouse; Ovary; Preantral follicles; Recombinant FSH

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030969075     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.4.759     Document Type: Article

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