Biological activity of hormones in preovulatory follicular fluid and serum of women undergoing ovarian stimulation

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-273

  Yding Andersen, Claus ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 1842295694     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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