Enhanced proliferation and progesterone production by porcine granulosa cells cultured with pseudorabies virus growth factor (PRGF)

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Pieklo R ^a   Gregoraszczuk, E L ^a   Lesko, J ^b   Golais, F ^c   Stoklosowa S ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Slovakia)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Ovarian cells; Progesterone secretion; Pseudorabies virus growth factor

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; PSEUDORABIES VIRUS GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; SWINE; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0032929204     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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