Genetic control of hormone-induced ovulation rate in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 851-856

  Spearow, Jimmy L ^a   Barkley, Marylynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; OVARY; OVULATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS SPRETUS; MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032880850     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.851     Document Type: Article

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