Lindane, an inhibitor of gap junction formation, abolishes oocyte directed follicle organizing activity in vitro

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4477-4480

  Li, Ronghao ^a   Mather, Jennie P ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLITROPIN; LINDANE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030988870     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.10.5567     Document Type: Article

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