Intrinsic neurons in the mammalian ovary

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 484-489

  D'Albora, Hortensia ^a   Anesetti, Gabriel ^a,b   Lombide, Paula ^a,c   Les Dees, W ^d   Ojeda, Sergio R ^e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurons; Ovarian development; Ovarian innervation; Peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS;

MAMMALIAN SPECIES; NEURAL CONTROL; OVARIAN DEVELOPMENT; OVARIAN INNERVATION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

NEURONS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEURONS; OVARY; RATS;

EID: 0037115046     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10231     Document Type: Review

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