Breed differences in expression of inhibin/activin subunits in porcine anterior pituitary glands

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 712-718

  Li, M D ^a   Macdonald, G J ^b   Ford, J J ^a,c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE;

EID: 0031054012     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4949     Document Type: Article

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