Changes in homologous and heterologous gap junction contacts during maturation-inducing hormone-dependent meiotic resumption in ovarian follicles of Atlantic croaker

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-295

  Bolamba, Digbo ^a   Patiño, Reynaldo ^a   Yoshizaki, Goro ^b   Thomas, Peter ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic croaker; Gap junctions; Maturation; Ovarian follicle; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEOST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037403503     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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