Gonadotropic control of ovarian follicular growth and development

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 39-46

  Hillier, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Ovary; Ovulation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CORTISONE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONTROL SYSTEM; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH;

EID: 0035919204     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(01)00469-5     Document Type: Review

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