Mammalian follicle-stimulating hormone receptors and their ligands

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-130

  Combarnous, Yves ^a   Richard, Fabien ^a,b   Martinat, Nadine ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR;

FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032053677     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00259-5     Document Type: Review

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