Effects of ketoconazole on ovulatory changes in the rat: Implications on the role of a meiosis-activating sterol

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 483-489

  Tsafriri, Alex ^a   Popliker, Malka ^a   Nahum, Ravit ^a,b   Beyth, Yoram ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ketoconazole; Meiosis activating sterols; Oocyte maturation; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

KETOCONAZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOLOGY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031746541     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.5.483     Document Type: Article

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