Effects of gonadotropins and insulin-like growth factors-I and -II on in vitro steroid production by bovine granulosa cells

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 587-597

  Yang, M Y ^a   Rajamahendran, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cows; Estradiol 17 ; Gonadotropins; Granulosa cells; Insulin like growth factors; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032236760     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-005     Document Type: Article

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