Potential roles of tumor necrosis factor-α in follicular development, ovulation, and the life span of the corpus luteum

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Terranova, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RABBIT; RAT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SWINE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; RABBITS; RATS; SHEEP; SWINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031053479     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(96)00094-X     Document Type: Review

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