Oocyte-Specific Expression of Granulin Precursor (Acrogranin) in Rat Ovary

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 271-277

  Suzuki, Masatoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiserum; Granulin; Growth factor; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010111208     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.46.271     Document Type: Article

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