Expression pattern of messenger ribonucleic acid for the activin type II receptors and the inhibin/activin subunits during follicular development in broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 338-344

  Slappey, S N ^a   Davis, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin follistatin; Activin receptor; Broiler breeder hen; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

AVES; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN BETA A SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0037313682     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.2.338     Document Type: Article

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