Effect of mifepristone (RU486) on the pituitary response to gonadotrophin releasing hormone in women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2585-2590

  Kazem, R ^a   Messinis, L E ^b   Fowler, P ^a   Groome, N P ^c   Knight, P G ^d   Templeton, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folliculogenesis; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 12644258516     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019174     Document Type: Article

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