Ultrastructural observations of previtellogenic ovarian follicles of dove

Zygote

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-292

  Zarnescu, Otilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Dove; Lining bodies; Ovarian follicles; Primordial yolk spheres; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ELONGATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DOVE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRANULOSA CELL; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; OVARY FOLLICLE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VITELLOGENESIS; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 14844323006     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199404002837     Document Type: Article

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