Presence of transforming growth factor alpha and epidermal growth factor in human ovarian tissue and follicular fluid

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2199-2205

  Reeka, N ^a,b,c   Berg, F D ^a   Brucker, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

EGF; Follicular fluid; Human ovary; TGF

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; THECA CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031666373     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2199     Document Type: Article

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