Granulosa-Cumulus-Corona Expansion and Aromatase Localization in Preovulatory Follicles in Superovulated Heifers

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-107

  Laurincik, J ^a   Kolodzieyski, L ^b   Hyttel, P ^c   Osawa, Y ^d   Niemann, H ^e   Schmoll, F ^f   Brem, G ^f   Schellander, K ^f  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d HAUPTMAN WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

cattle; maturation; oocyte

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CLOPROSTENOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPEROVULATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CATTLE; CLOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0029690042     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03548122     Document Type: Article

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