Fine morphology of membrana granulosa in caprine ovary

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 109-113

  Sharma, R K ^a   Sawhney, A K ^a,b  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Goat; Membrana granulosa; Ovary; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033418959     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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