Inhibin A, inhibin B and activin A concentrations in follicular fluid from women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2693-2698

  Magoffin, Denis A ^a,c   Jakimiuk, Artur J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c Department of Obstetrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Inhibin; Polycystic ovary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE;

EID: 0031758904     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.10.2693     Document Type: Article

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