Expression of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) in equine granulosa-cell tumors and in normal equine ovaries

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 968-977

  Ball, B A ^a   Conley, A J ^a   MacLaughlin, D T ^b   Grundy, S A ^a   Sabeur, K ^a   Liu, I K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti M llerian hormone; Equine; Granulosa cell tumor; Ovarian follicle; Ovary

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HORSE; METABOLISM; OVARY; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HORSES; INHIBINS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY;

EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 50249175873     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.05.059     Document Type: Article

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