Effect of estrogen deprivation on follicle/oocyte maturation and embryo development in mice

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 498-502

  Guo, Yi ^a   Guo, Ke Jun ^a   Huang, Li ^b   Tong, Xiao Guang ^a   Li, Xia ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology   (China)

^c Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology   (China)

Author keywords

Embryo and fetal development; Estrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; MORULA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRILES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 2342472625     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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