Growth hormone regulation of follicular growth

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-28

  Lucy, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

follicle; somatomedin; somatotropin

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 4; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 5; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LACTATION; LIVER; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 83155188862     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11903     Document Type: Article

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