Effect of sectioning on the number of isolated ovine preantral follicles

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-277

  Amorim, C A ^a   Rodrigues, A P R ^a   Lucci, C M ^a   Figueiredo, J R ^a   Goncalves P B D ^b  

^a Fed Stt University of Ceará   (Brazil)

^b University Hospital of Santa Maria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Isolation; Ovary; Ovine; Preantral follicles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033863054     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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