Localization of ovarian inhibin/activin subunits in follicular dominance during the estrous cycle of guinea pigs

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1311-1320

  Shi, Fangxiong ^a,b,c   Watanabe, Gen ^a,b   Trewin, Amanda L ^d   Hutz, Reinhold J ^d   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034340382     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.1311     Document Type: Article

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