Paracrine support of ovarian stimulation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 843-850

  Hillier, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicle development; Gonadotrophins; Inhibins and activins; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; ACTIVIN; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACTIVINS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 74049119719     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap086     Document Type: Article

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