The primordial to primary follicle transition

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 53-60

  Fortune, J E ^a   Cushman, R A ^a   Wahl, C M ^a   Kito, S ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Cattle; Follicular development; Ovarian follicle; Ovary; Primary follicle; Primordial follicle

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; BABOON; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0034713162     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00240-3     Document Type: Article

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