Fibronectin concentrations correlate with ovarian follicular size and estradiol values in equine follicular fluid

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 91-102

  Gentry, Patricia A ^a   Zareie, Mehri ^a   Liptrap, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Fibronectin; Follicular fluid; Horse; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTITHROMBIN III; CERULOPLASMIN; ESTRADIOL; FIBRONECTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HORSE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALBUMINS; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ANTITHROMBIN III; CERULOPLASMIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LINEAR MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030566893     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01554-0     Document Type: Article

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