Effects of transforming growth factor-β1 and activin-A on in vitro porcine granulosa cell steroidogenesis

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1463-1472

  Chang, W Y ^a   Shidaifat, F ^a   Uzumcu, M ^a,b   Lin, Y C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aromatase; estradiol 17 ; ovary; pig; progesterone

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030174335     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00114-8     Document Type: Article

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