Marked species specificity of guinea pig luteinizing hormone: Validation of a bioassay

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 226-234

  Gao, C Q ^a   Giri, M ^a   Van Hoecke, M J ^a   Mertens, K ^a   Van den Saffele, J ^a   Kaufman, J M ^a  

^a Department of Endocrinology ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Gonadotropin; Pulsatile secretion

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BOLUS INJECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GUINEA PIGS; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035110699     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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