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Influence of gonadotropins on ovarian follicle growth and development in vivo and in vitro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2017

Maxim Filatov ,
Yulia Khramova ,
Elena Parshina ,
Tatiana Bagaeva  and
Maria Semenova
Maxim Filatov*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Yulia Khramova
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Elena Parshina
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Tatiana Bagaeva
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Maria Semenova
Affiliation:
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia.
*
All correspondence to: Maxim Filatov. Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, bld. 12, Moscow 119991, Russia. *Tel: +7 495 939 39 00. E-mail: maxfilat@yandex.ru
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Summary

Gonadotropins are the key regulators of ovarian follicles development. They are applied in therapeutic practice in assisted reproductive technology clinics. In the present review we discuss the basic gonadotropic hormones – recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone, its derivatives, luteinizing hormone and gonadotropin serum of pregnant mares, their origin, and application in ovarian follicle systems in in vitro culture systems.

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FollicleFSHGonadotropinLHOvaryPMSG

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Zygote , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2017 , pp. 235 - 243
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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