Follicle-stimulating hormone and advanced follicle development in the human

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 595-600

  Macklon, N S ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follicle development; FSH; FSH threshold; FSH window; Human; Ovarian function

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BAX;

ATRESIA; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; AROMATASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RECEPTORS, FSH;

EID: 0035672723     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(01)00327-7     Document Type: Review

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