Effect of ascorbic acid on health and morphology of bovine preantral follicles during long-term culture

Reproduction

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 487-495

  Thomas, F H ^a   Leask, R ^a   Srsen V ^a   Riley, S C ^a   Spears, N ^a   Telfer, E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH STIMULATION; HEALTH; MORPHOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; THECA CELL; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE GROWTH;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0034837221     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1220487     Document Type: Article

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