Induction of ovulation in Xenopus without hCG injection: The effect of adding steroids into the aquatic environment

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ogawa, Aoi ^a   Dake, Junpei ^a   Iwashina, Yu Ki ^a   Tokumoto, Toshinobu ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PREGNANCY;

ANURA; TELEOSTEI; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 78651567597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-11     Document Type: Article

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