Developmental regulation of baboon fetal ovarian maturation by estrogen

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1148-1156

  Zachos, Nicholas C ^a   Billiar, Reinhart B ^a   Albrecht, Eugene D ^a   Pepe, Gerald J ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Follicle; Oocyte development; Ovary; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; LETROZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MESENCHYME; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036785269     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.4.1148     Document Type: Article

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