Potential role of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-I and GnRH-II in the ovary and ovarian cancer

Endocrine-Related Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-177

  Kang, S K ^b   Choi, K C ^a   Yang, H S ^c   Leung, P C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN 1; GONADORELIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CELL; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PLACENTA; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; RECEPTORS, LHRH;

EID: 0037937565     PISSN: 13510088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/erc.0.0100169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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