The response of bovine granulosa cells to different gonadotrophins in culture

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Kuran, Mehmet ^a,b,c   Hutchinson, J S Morley ^a   Broadbent, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cattle ovary; eCG; FSH; Granulosa cells; LH

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; GRANULOSA CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0030566905     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01575-8     Document Type: Article

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