Galactose toxicity in the rat as a model for premature ovarian failure: An experimental approach readdressed

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2031-2038

  Bandyopadhyay, S ^a   Chakrabarti, J ^a   Banerjee, S ^b   Pal, A K ^a   Goswami, S K ^b   Chakravarty, B N ^b   Kabir, S N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b Institute of Reproductive Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Galactosaemia; Galactose toxicity; Premature ovarian failure; Rat model; Resistant ovary syndrome

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GALACTOSE; GALACTOSE PHOSPHATE; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DESENSITIZATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MODEL; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DISORDERS OF HORMONE METABOLISM; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GALACTOSE TOXICITY; GALACTOSEMIA; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GROWTH RATE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPERGONADOTROPHIC HYPOESTROGENISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PROGENY; PUBERTY; RAT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA;

EID: 0142126271     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg414     Document Type: Article

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