Developmental and hormonal regulation of rat theca-cell differentiation factor secretion in ovarian follicles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 416-420

  Magarelli, Paul C ^a,b   Zachow, Rob J ^a   Magoffin, Denis A ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 0029760610     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.2.416     Document Type: Article

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