Testosterone stimulates the primary to secondary follicle transition in bovine follicles in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 924-932

  Yang, M Y ^a   Fortune, J E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Follicle; Follicular development; Ovarian follicle; Ovary; Primary follicles; Primordial follicles; Secondary follicles; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FLUTAMIDE; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; FETUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SECONDARY OVARY FOLLICLE; SERUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; STROMA CELL;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

BOS TAURUS; PAPIO;

EID: 33751574488     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.051813     Document Type: Article

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