The biological and immunological characterization of inhibin A and B forms in human follicular fluid and plasma

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 889-896

  Robertson, D M ^a   Cahir, N ^a   Findlay, J K ^a   Burger, H G ^a   Groome, N ^b  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PLASMA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SERUM;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUOROMETRY; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; INHIBINS; ISOMERISM; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0031025263     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.3.889     Document Type: Article

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