Genetic control of early folliculogenesis in mice

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 169-173

  Epifano, Olga ^a   Dean, Jurrien ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GONAD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERM CELLS; GONADS; GRANULOSA CELLS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; THECA CELLS;

EID: 0036581151     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00576-3     Document Type: Review

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