Dynamics of periovulatory steroidogenesis in the rhesus monkey follicle after ovarian stimulation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 642-649

  Chaffin, Charles L ^a   Hess, David L ^a   Stouffer, Richard L ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulosa cell; Macaque; Periovulatory interval; Steroid synthesis; Steroidogenic enzymes

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEINIZATION; MACACA; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIMATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RHESUS MONKEY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033037929     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.3.642     Document Type: Article

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