Comparative analysis of follicle morphology and oocyte diameter in four mammalian species (mouse, hamster, pig, and human)

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Griffin, Jeanine ^a   Emery, Benjamin R ^a   Huang, Ivan ^a   Peterson, C Matthew ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL SIZE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 33646130630     PISSN: 17431050     EISSN: 17431050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-1050-3-2     Document Type: Article

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