Induction of superovulation by immunoneutralization of endogenous inhibin in immature rats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 559-566

  Ishigame, Harumichi ^a   Medan, Mohamed S ^a,b   Kawaguchi, Maiko ^c   Fukuda, Atsushi ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^a,d   Arai, Koji Y ^a   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^c MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immature rat; Immunoneutralization; Inhibin; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; SUPEROVULATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SUPEROVULATION;

CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 27744495354     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17020     Document Type: Article

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