Homologous in vitro bioassay for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) reveals increased FSH biological signal during the mid- to late luteal phase of the human menstrual cycle

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2080-2088

  Christin maitre, S ^a,b   Taylor, A E ^a   Khoury, R H ^a   Hall, J E ^a   Martin, K A ^a   Smith, P C ^a   Albanese, C ^a,c   Jameson, J L ^a,c   Crowley Jr , W F ^a   Sluss, P M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FREEZING; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 9344227300     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.6.2080     Document Type: Article

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