Follicle activation involves vascular endothelial growth factor production and increased blood vessel extension

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1014-1019

  Mattioli, M ^a   Barboni, B ^a   Turriani, M ^a   Galeati, G ^a   Zannoni, A ^a   Castellani, G ^a   Berardinelli, P ^a   Scapolo, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Growth factors; Mechanisms of hormone action; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWINE;

EID: 0034817412     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.4.1014     Document Type: Article

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