A morphological and immunohistochemical study of healthy and atretic follicles in the ovary of the sexually immature ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 253-258

  Madekurozwa, M C ^a   Kimaro, W H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSTRICH; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

AVES; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 33745699628     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2005.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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