Expression of inhibin/activin subunits, aromatase and 3βhydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in various sized ovarian antral follicles of the mare

Journal of Equine Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 77-83

  Nagaoka, Kentaro ^a   Arai, Koji Y ^a   Nagamine, Natsuko ^b   Nambo, Yasuo ^c   Nagata, Shvm Ichi ^d   Tanaka, Yumiko ^e   Shinbo, Hiromi ^a   Taniyama, Hiroyuki ^f   Tsunoda, Nobuo ^b   Yamanouchi, Keitaro ^g   Hondo, Eiichi ^h   Yamada, Junzo ⁱ   Watanabe, Gen ^a,e   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,e  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Shadai Corporation   (Japan)

^c EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d LABORATORY OF RACING CHEMISTRY   (Japan)

^e GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antral follicle; Inhibin; Mare; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010029442     PISSN: 13403516     EISSN: 13477501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1294/jes.12.77     Document Type: Article

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