Luteinizing hormone has a stage-limited effect on preantral follicle development in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 320-327

  Wu, Ji ^a   Nayudu, Penelope L ^a   Kiesel, Petra S ^a   Michelmann, Hans W ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Follicle; Follicular development; LH

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERUM; THECA CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033946612     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.320     Document Type: Article

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