Expression of α and β estrogen receptors in the chicken ovary

Folia Biologica

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 187-191

  Hrabia, Anna ^a   Wilk, Mieszko ^a   Rzasa, Janusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chicken; Estrogen receptors; Ovary; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA PRIMERS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

AVES;

EID: 48249102659     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb.56_3-4.187-191     Document Type: Article

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