Effect of androgens on the development of mouse follicles growing in vitro

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-33

  Murray, A A ^a   Gosden, R G ^b   Allison, V ^a   Spears, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTIANDROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031877054     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1130027     Document Type: Article

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