Morphological evidence of apoptosis and the prevalence of apoptotic versus mitotic cells in the membrana granulosa of ovarian follicles during spontaneous and induced atresia in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 837-846

  Jolly, P D ^a   Smith, P R ^a   Heath, D A ^a   Hudson, N L ^a   Lun, S ^a   Still, L A ^a   Watts, C H ^a   McNatty, K P ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; MITOSIS; NECROSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030946312     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.4.837     Document Type: Article

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