Immunolocalization of von Willebrand factor and vascular endothelial growth factor during follicular atresia in the swamp buffalo ovary

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-426

  Feranil, Jun Babaan ^a   Isobe, Naoki ^a   Nakao, Toshihiko ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atretic follicles; Philippine swamp buffaloes; Thecal microvasculature; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BUFFALO; CAPILLARY; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CAPILLARIES; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PARAFFIN; THECA CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 25644432183     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17011     Document Type: Article

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