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A novel action of follicle-stimulating hormone in the ovary promotes estradiol production without inducing excessive follicular growth before puberty

In cyclic females, FSH stimulates ovarian estradiol (E2) production and follicular growth up to the terminal stage. A transient elevation in circulating FSH and E2 levels occurs shortly after birth. But what could be the action of FSH on the ovary during this period, and in particular how it stimula...

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Autores principales: François, Charlotte M., Petit, Florence, Giton, Frank, Gougeon, Alain, Ravel, Célia, Magre, Solange, Cohen-Tannoudji, Joëlle, Guigon, Céline J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28397811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46222