Granulosa cell apoptosis, aromatase activity, cyclic adenosine 3',5'- monophosphate response to gonadotropins, and follicular fluid steroid levels during spontaneous and induced follicular atresia in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 830-836

  Jolly, P D ^a   Tisdall, D J ^a   De'ath, G ^b   Heath, D A ^a   Lun, S ^a   Hudson, N L ^a   McNatty, K P ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2',3' DIDEOXYADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AROMATASE; CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AROMATASE; CATTLE; CYCLIC AMP; DEOXYADENINE NUCLEOTIDES; DNA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GRANULOSA CELLS; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NUCLEOSOMES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP;

EID: 0030980603     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.4.830     Document Type: Article

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