Germ cell development in Meishan and White Composite gilts

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 85-105

  McCoard, Susan A ^a,b   Wise, Thomas H ^a   Ford, J Joe ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fetus; Germ cells; Morphology; Ovary; Pig

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

AGING; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

AGING; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; OOCYTES; OOGONIA; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 0038546383     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(02)00236-1     Document Type: Article

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