Vascularity and expression of angiogenic factors in bovine dominant follicles of the first follicular wave

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1914-1922

  Grazul Bilska, A T ^a   Navanukraw, C ^b   Johnson, M L ^a   Vonnahme, K A ^a   Ford, S P ^c   Reynolds, L P ^a   Redmer, D A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Cow; Dominant follicle; Nitric oxide; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC PROTEIN; CYCLINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ESTRADIOL; LECTIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANGIOGENIC PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GENE EXPRESSION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; LECTINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; STATISTICS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34547625921     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0044     Document Type: Article

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