Role of prolactin in nuclear maturation and ovulation in amphibian oocytes

Zygote

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-268

  Ramos, Inés ^a,b   Cisint, Susana ^a   Medina, Marcela F ^a   Crespo, Claudia A ^a   Fernández, Silvia N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Nuclear maturation; Ovulation; Prl

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO ARENARUM; FEMALE; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO ARENARUM;

EID: 25844435704     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199405003345     Document Type: Article

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