Initiation in vitro of growth of bovine primordial follicles

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 942-948

  Wandji, S A ^a   Srsen V ^a,c   Voss, A K ^a,d   Eppig, J J ^b   Fortune, J E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CYCLINE; INSULIN; LINOLEIC ACID; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029909966     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.5.942     Document Type: Article

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