Induction and maintenance of oestradiol and immunoreactive inhibin production with FSH by ovine granulosa cells cultured in serum-free media

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-16

  Campbell, B K ^a,c   Scaramuzzi, R J ^b,d   Webb, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INSULIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030059820     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1060007     Document Type: Article

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