Development and characterization of an in vitro ovulation model using mouse ovarian follicles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 503-511

  Rose, U M ^a   Hanssen, R G J M ^a   Kloosterboer, H J ^a  

^a NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11BETA [4 (DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL] 4',5' DIHYDRO 6BETA METHYLSPIRO[ESTRA 4,9 DIENE 17BETA,2'(3'H) FURAN] 3 ONE; ANTIGESTAGEN; ASCORBIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; INDOMETACIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ESTRENES; FEMALE; FURANS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; SELENIUM;

EID: 0032766311     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.2.503     Document Type: Article

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