Growth and cellular proliferation of antral follicles throughout the follicular phase of the estrous cycle in Meishan gilts

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 879-887

  Fricke, P M ^a,b   Ford, J J ^a   Reynolds, L P ^b   Redmer, D A ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE; THECA CELLS;

EID: 0029871608     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.4.879     Document Type: Article

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