Histological observation of the development of follicles and follicular atresia in immature rat ovaries

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 283-298

  Takagi, Koji ^a   Yamada, Teruo ^a   Miki, Yukari ^a   Umegaki, Teruo ^a   Nishimura, Makoto ^a   Sasaki, Junzo ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Estrogen; Follicle stimulating hormone; Histology; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

CCND2 PROTEIN, RAT; CYCLINE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FOLLITROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL AGING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CELL AGING; CYCLINS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38449112049     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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