Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effectiveness of a mechanical method for the isolation of preantral follicles from ovine ovaries

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1251-1262

  Amorim, C A ^a   Lucci, C M ^a   Rodrigues, A P R ^a   Carvalho, F C A ^a   Figueiredo, J R ^a   Rondina, D ^b   Cecchi, R ^b   Giorgetti, A ^b   Martini, A ^b   Goncalves P B D ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c University of Santa Maria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histology; Isolation; Ovary; Ovine; Preantral follicles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMETE; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034176007     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00269-7     Document Type: Article

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