Presence and significance of temperature gradients among different ovarian tissues

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 501-507

  Fraser Hunter, Ronald Henry ^a,c   Einer Jensen, Niels ^b   Greve, Torben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endothermic reactions; Graafian follicle; Microvasculature; Oocyte; Proteoglycans; Stroma

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEINS; HISTOLOGY; MAMMALS; MICROELECTRODES; TISSUE;

ABDOMINAL TESTES; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE; IN-VITRO; MICRO-VASCULATURE; OOCYTE; OVARIAN TISSUE; PROTEOGLYCANS; STROMA; TISSUE TEMPERATURES;

THERMAL GRADIENTS;

PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTRAL CAVITY; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CELL ACTIVITY; COOLING; COUNTERCURRENT SYSTEM; COW; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTHERMIC REACTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPH FLOW; MECHANICAL PROBE; MICROELECTRODE; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE WALL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STROMA; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMISTOR; THERMO SENSING CAMERA; THERMODYNAMICS; UTERINE TUBE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33745047025     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20308     Document Type: Article

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