Effect of gonadotropin treatment on size, number, and cell proliferation of antral follicles in cows

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-180

  Fricke, P M ^a,b,c   Al Hassan, M J ^a   Roberts, A J ^a   Reynolds, L P ^b   Redmer, D A ^b   Ford, J J ^a  

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

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; THECA CELLS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031150032     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(97)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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