Epidermal growth factor, but not cortisol, suppresses fibre growth in cultured follicles

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 173-180

  Ansari Renani, H R ^a   Hynd, P I ^b  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Culture; EGF; Follicle; Medium; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1642486705     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00134-9     Document Type: Article

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