A stereological study of medium antral follicles during the bovine estrous cycle

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 313-323

  Calado, A M ^a   Rocha, E ^b   Colaco A ^a   Sousa, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bovine; Cumulus oocyte complexes; Estrous cycle; Nucleator; Ovary; Stereology

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PROESTRUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STEREOLOGY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0142063419     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(03)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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