Suppression of apoptosis by gonadotropin, 17β-estradiol, and epidermal growth factor in rainbow trout preovulatory ovarian follicles

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-193

  Janz, David M ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; TELEOST;

EID: 0031080903     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.6820     Document Type: Article

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