Modulatory actions of activin-A and follistatin on the developmental competence of in vitro-matured bovine oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 558-565

  Silva, Celia C ^a   Knight, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; FOLLISTATIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GRANULOSA CELLS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; INHIBINS; OOCYTES; OVARY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031911260     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.2.558     Document Type: Article

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