Identification of potential intrafollicular factors involved in selection of dominant follicles in heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 811-819

  Mihm, M ^a   Austin, E J ^a   Good, T E M ^a   Ireland, J L H ^a   Knight, P G ^a   Roche, J F ^a   Ireland, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Follicle; Follistatin; Growth factors; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

EID: 0033842831     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.3.811     Document Type: Article

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