Deficient proliferation and apoptosis in the granulosa and theca interna cells of the bovine cystic follicle

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1119-1124

  Isobe, Naoki ^a   Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell proliferation; Cow; Cystic follicle; Granulosa

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYCLINE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; THECA CELLS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 36049021097     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19041     Document Type: Article

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