Sex steroids level in blood plasma and ovarian follicles of the chimeric chicken

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 501-508

  Sechman, A ^a   Lakota P ^a,b   Wojtysiak, D ^a   Hrabia, A ^a   Mika, M ^a   Lisowski, M ^a,c   Czekalski, P ^a,c   Rzasa J ^a   Kapkowska, E ^a   Bednarczyk, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; CHIMERA; EGG LAYING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CHIMERA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVIPOSITION; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; THECA CELLS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 33750996681     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00886.x     Document Type: Article

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