Metabolism of progesterone to estrogens and androgens by individual follicles of the goat ovary

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-242

  Bobes, R J ^a   Perez Martinez M ^b   Gomez Y ^c   Romano, M C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Follicular development; Goats; Gonadotropins; Ovary; Steroidogenic metabolism

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037370889     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00278-X     Document Type: Article

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