Genetic mutations influencing ovulation rate in sheep

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 549-555

  McNatty, K P ^a,b   Juengel, J L ^a,b   Wilson, T ^a,b   Galloway, S M ^a,b   Davis, G H ^a,b  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 6; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPECIES; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0035574005     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd01078     Document Type: Article

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