Mid-follicular phase pulses of inhibin B are absent in polycystic ovarian syndrome and are initiated by successful laparoscopic ovarian diathermy: A possible mechanism regulating emergence of the dominant follicle

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1730-1735

  Lockwood, Gillian M ^a,d   Muttukrishna, S ^a   Groome, N P ^c   Matthews, D R ^b   Ledger, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; PULSE GENERATOR; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0031751599     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.5.4756     Document Type: Article

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