Growth kinetics of the granulosa cell population in ovarian follicles: An approach by mathematical modelling

Cell Proliferation

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1997, Pages 255-270

  Clement F ^a   Gruet, M A ^a   Monget, P ^b   Terqui, M ^b   Jolivet, E ^a   Monniaux, D ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL KINETICS; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVULATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031445310     PISSN: 09607722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2184.1997.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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