Localization of Macrophages in the Ovarian Follicles during the Follicular Growth and Postovulatory Regression in Chicken, Gallus domesticus

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1417-1421

  Barua, A ^a   Yoshimura, Y ^a   Tamura, T ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken ovary; Follicular growth; Macrophage; Postovulatory regression

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION;

EID: 0032158766     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.9.1417     Document Type: Article

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