Regulation of cell proliferation and estrogen synthesis by ovine LH, IGF- I, and EGF in theca interstitial cells of the domestic hen cultured in defined media

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 261-272

  Onagbesan, O M ^a   Peddie, M J ^a   Williams, J ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

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EID: 0028261069     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1994.1082     Document Type: Article

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