Expression of tPA, LH receptor and inhibin α, βA subunits during follicular atresia in rats

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 583-590

  Yan, Junli ^a   Feng, Qiang ^a   Liu, Haizhen ^a   Fu, Guoqiang ^a   Liu, Yixun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Atresia; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Inhibin subunit; LH receptor; Tissue plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044472528     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02881575     Document Type: Article

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