Controlled ovulation of the dominant follicle: A critical role for LH in the late follicular phase of the menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2257-2263

  Young, Kelly A ^a,b   Chaffin, Charles L ^a,c   Molskness, Theodore A ^a   Stouffer, Richard L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominant follicle GnRH antagonist; Gonadotrophins; LH; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; ITURELIX; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; RECOMBINANT LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIMATE; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0242690946     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg467     Document Type: Article

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