The effects of insulin, and insulin-like growth factors I and II on human ovarian follicles in long-term culture

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 694-698

  Louhio, Henna ^a   Hovatta, Outi ^b   Sjöberg, Jari ^c   Tuuri, Timo ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Follicle; Follicle culture; IGF; Insulin; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CYCLINE; GONADORELIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033898896     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.8.694     Document Type: Article

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