Effects of VEGF and bFGF on proliferation and production of steroids and nitric oxide in porcine granulosa cells

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 362-368

  Grasselli, F ^a   Basini, G ^a   Bussolati, S ^a   Tamanini, C ^a,b  

^a Sezione di Fisiol Vet Univ di P   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LYMPHOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GRANULOSA CELLS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LYMPHOKINES; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036953088     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2002.00386.x     Document Type: Article

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