Follicle-stimulating hormone increases cell proliferation in the ovary and the testis of the chick embryo

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Mendez M C ^a   Ramirez M ^a   Varela, A R ^a   Chavez B ^b   Pedernera, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chick embryo; Follicle stimulating hormone; FSH receptor; Germ cells; Ovarian surface epithelium; Ovary; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOMATIC CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TESTIS;

EID: 0042121287     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00169-2     Document Type: Article

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