Expression of different molecular mass forms of inhibin in atretic and nonatretic follicles during the early luteal phase and altrenogest- synchronized follicular phase in pigs

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 870-877

  Guthrie, H D ^a,b   Ireland, J L H ^c   Good, T E M ^c   Ireland, J J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; ANTISERUM; DNA; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INHIBINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SWINE; TRENBOLONE;

EID: 0030967997     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.4.870     Document Type: Article

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