KIT-KIT ligand in the growth of porcine oocytes in primordial follicles

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1273-1281

  Moniruzzaman, Mohammad ^a   Miyano, Takashi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

KIT; KIT ligand; Oocyte; Pig; Primordial follicle

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, SCID; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; STEM CELL FACTOR; SUS SCROFA; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

MAMMALIA; MUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 38849090075     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19107     Document Type: Article

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