Autocrine/paracrine regulation of the ovarian follicle

Endocrinologist

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Udoff, Laurence C ^a   Adashi, Eli Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REVIEW;

EID: 0032917894     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199903000-00006     Document Type: Review

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