Insulin-like growth factor-II mediates the steroidogenic and growth promoting actions of follicle stimulating hormone on human ovarian pre-antral follicles cultured in vitro

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1479-1482

  Yuan, W ^a   Giudice, L C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MENOPAUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0033323824     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.4.5727     Document Type: Article

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