Androstenedione and progesterone production in vitro by the inner or the outer theca cells in preovulatory follicles of gonadotropin stimulated calves

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Bosc, M J ^a   Nicolle, Agnès ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Androstenedione; Cattle ovary; Follicle; Progesterone; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMAL BREEDING; CELL CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLLICLE; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; INNER THECA CELL; OUTER THECA CELL; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; THECA CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032537006     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00093-6     Document Type: Article

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