Expression of the Angiogenic Factors, Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, in the Ovary

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1671-1681

  Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Follicles; Ovaries; Vascular system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LYMPHOKINE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHEEP; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; HUMANS; LYMPHOKINES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVARY; SHEEP; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

EID: 0032086991     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7661671x     Document Type: Article

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