Effect of immunization against the amino-terminal peptide (αN) of the alpha43-subunit of inhibin on follicular atresia and expression of tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP-1) in ovarian follicles of sheep

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 147-155

  Dhar, A ^a   Salamonsen, L A ^a   Doughton, B W ^a   Brown, R W ^b   Findlay, J K ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Biotechnology Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GELATINASE A; INHIBIN; PEPTIDE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNIZATION; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STAINING; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR PHASE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SHEEP; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 37849188653     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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