Revelations of ovarian follicle biology from gene knockout mice

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-66

  Matzuk, Martin M ^a  

^a Molecular and Cellular Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulus expansion; Follicle stimulating hormone; Folliculogenesis; Growth differentiation factor 9; Oocyte; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; THECA CELL;

EID: 0034713163     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00241-5     Document Type: Article

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