Progesterone-induced atresia of the proestrous dominant follicle in the bovine ovary: Changes in diameter, insulin-like growth factor system, aromatase activity, steroid hormones, and apoptotic index

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 580-587

  Manikkam, Mohan ^a   Rajamahendran, Rajadurai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030751855     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.3.580     Document Type: Article

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