Patterns of expression of steroidogenic enzymes during the first wave of the ovine estrous cycle as compared to the preovulatory follicle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 345-352

  Duggavathi, R ^a,b   Janardhan, K ^a   Singh, J ^a   Singh, B ^a   Barrett, D M W ^a   Davies, K L ^a   Bagu, E T ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Follicular wave; Immunohistochemistry; Sheep; Steroidogenic enzymes

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; STEROID; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; THECA CELL;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS DETECTION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; SHEEP; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROIDS; THECA CELLS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 27944437433     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.05.020     Document Type: Article

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