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Progesterone Promotes Oocyte Maturation, but Not Ovulation, in Nonhuman Primate Follicles Without a Gonadotropin Surge1
1 Jul 2004
Abstract excerpt
During the periovulatory interval, intrafollicular progesterone (P) prevents follicular atresia and promotes ovulation. Whether P influences oocyte quality or maturation and follicle rupture independent of the midcycle gonadotropin surge was examined. Rhesus monkeys underwent controlled ovarian stimulation with recombinant human gonadotropins followed by a) experiment 1: an ovulatory bolus of hCG alone or with a...
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