Promotion of ovarian follicular development by injecting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Growth Differentiation Factor 9 (GDF-9) genes

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-32

  Shimizu, Takashi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Follicle development; Gene injection; Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF 9); Ovary; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INJECTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; SWINE; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAMMAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NATURAL SELECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; REPTILE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; INJECTIONS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33644919171     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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