Novel method for intrafollicular pressure measurements in the rat ovary: Increased intrafollicular pressure after hCG stimulation

Reproduction

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 307-314

  Matousek, M ^a   Carati, C ^a   Gannon, B ^a   Brannstrom M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROPIPETTE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; STIMULATION; TENSION; THICKNESS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0035109601     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1210307     Document Type: Article

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