Expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase subunit (TERT) and telomere sizing in pig ovarian follicles

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-455

  Russo, Valentina ^a,c   Berardinelli, Paolo ^a   Martelli, Alessandra ^a   Di Giacinto, Oriana ^a   Nardinocchi, Delia ^a   Fantasia, Donatella ^b   Barboni, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Comparate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Granulosa cells; Immunohistochemistry; Oocyte; Ovarian follicle; Pig; Telomerase catalytic subunit; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GERM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOMATIC CELL; SWINE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SWINE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645127766     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4A6603.2006     Document Type: Article

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