Essential role of follicle stimulating hormone in the maintenance of caprine preantral follicle viability in vitro

Zygote

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-182

  Matos, M H T ^a,d   Lima Verde, I B ^b   Luque, M C A ^c   Maia Jr , J E ^a,c   Silva, J R V ^a   Celestino, J J H ^a   Martins, F S ^a   Bao S N ^c   Lucci, C M ^c   Figueiredo, J R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d Laboratorio de Manipulacao de Oocitos e Foliculos Pre Antrais (LAMOFOPA)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activation; Caprine; Culture; FSH; Primordial follicles

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GOAT; IN VITRO STUDY; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GOATS; HORMONES; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

CAPRA;

EID: 34247887468     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199407004169     Document Type: Article

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