Activation of bovine and baboon primordial follicles in vitro

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 441-449

  Fortune, J E ^a   Kito, S ^a   Wandji, S A ^a   Srsen V ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboons; Cattle; In vitro; Oocytes; Primordial follicles

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FOLLITROPIN; INSULIN; LINOLEIC ACID; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BABOON; CATTLE; CELL SIZE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORGAN CULTURE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; OOCYTES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PAPIO;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FALLOPIA; MAMMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0032518547     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00416-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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