Pre-ovulatory Graafian follicles are cooler than neighbouring stroma in pig ovaries

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 273-283

  Hunter, R H F ^a,b   Bogh I B ^c   Einer Jensen, N ^d   Muller S ^a   Greve, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counter current heat exchange; Endothermic reactions; Follicular fluid; Infra red endoscopy; Ovary; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COOLING; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; ENDOSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEAT EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033983364     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.2.273     Document Type: Article

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