Effects of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (eCG) on follicle development and granulosa-cell apoptosis in the pig

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 775-785

  Liu, Z H ^a   Yue, K Z ^a   Ma, S F ^a   Sun, X S ^a   Tan, J H ^b  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ECG; Follicle; Granulosa cells; Pig

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NICK END LABELING; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037303779     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01122-6     Document Type: Article

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