Circulating inhibin A and inhibin B in normal menstrual cycle during breeding seasons of Japanese monkeys

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 355-361

  Shimizu, Keiko ^a   Kojima, Chihiro ^b   Kondo, Masahiro ^b,c   Jin, WanZhu ^b,c   Ito, Mariko ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^b,c   Groome, Nigel P ^d   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FSH; Inhibin A; Inhibin B; Japanese monkeys; Normal menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141456620     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.48.355     Document Type: Article

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