FSH inhibits the augmentation by oestradiol of the pituitary responsiveness to GnRH in the female rat

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-26

  Schuiling, G A ^a   Valkhof, N ^a   Koiter, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonist; GnRH responsiveness; LH; Oestradiol

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032905973     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.21     Document Type: Article

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