Culture of Chicken Granulosa Cells from Small Yellow Follicles: A Suitable Culture System

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-21

  Hernandez, Alvaro G ^a   Bahr, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

chicken; culture system; granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038396945     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.39.14     Document Type: Article

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