Growth and paracrine factors regulating follicular formation and cellular function

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 11-20

  McNatty, K P ^a   Fidler, A E ^a   Juengel, J L ^a   Quirke, L D ^a   Smith, P R ^a   Heath, D A ^a   Lundy, T ^a   O'Connell, A ^a   Tisdall, D J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

3 HSD; Cell streams; SF 1; StAR

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CELL PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; FETUS; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MESONEPHROS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SHEEP; STEM CELL;

EID: 0034713159     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00235-X     Document Type: Article

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