Dynamic changes in ovarian follicles measured by ultrasonography during gonadotropin stimulation in rhesus monkeys

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 560-565

  Yang, S ^a,b   He, X ^b   Niu, Y ^b   Wang, X ^b   Lu, B ^b   Hildebrandt, T B ^c   Goeritz, F ^c   Jewgenow, K ^c   Zhou, Q ^d   Ji, W ^b  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ovarian follicle; Ovarian stimulation; Primate; Rhesus monkey; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MACACA; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 67749101746     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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