Expression of Wilms' tumor gene and protein localization during ovarian formation and follicular development in sheep

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 635-643

  Logan, Kathleen A ^a   McNatty, Kenneth P ^a   Juengel, Jennifer L ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Follicle; Follicular development; Granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN WT1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; MESENCHYME; MESONEPHROS; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SOMATIC CELL; THECA CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, WILMS TUMOR; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WT1 PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037305640     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.008946     Document Type: Article

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