Impact of peptide growth factors on the culture of small preantral follicles of domestic cats

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 889-895

  Jewgenow, K ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat; Growth factor; In vitro growth; Preantral follicle

Indexed keywords

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0001565211     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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