Hormonal regulation of early follicle development in the rat ovary

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 95-100

  Hsueh, A J W ^a   McGee, E A ^a   Hayashi, M ^a   Hsu, S Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Follicles; FSH; GDF 9; Granulosa cells; KGF; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; HORMONE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; THECA CELL;

EID: 0034713165     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00245-2     Document Type: Article

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