Inhibition by human embryos of mouse granulosa cell progesterone production: Development of a sensitive bioassay

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 917-924

  Dhawan, A ^a   Leveille M C ^a,b   Vanderhyden, B C ^b,c  

^a OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Cumulus granulosa cells; Embryo quality; Progesterone inhibitory factors; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RELEASE INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0343570531     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.4.917     Document Type: Article

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