Expression of the orexigenic peptide ghrelin in the sheep ovary

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-98

  Du, Chenguang ^a   Xilingaowa, ^a   Cao, Guifang ^a   Wang, Caiyun ^a   Li, Haijun ^a   Zhao, Yanhong ^a   Siqingaowa, ^a   Cao, Jinshan ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corpora lutea; Follicle; Ghrelin; Oocyte; Sheep ovary

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GHRELIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OOCYTES; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 58049198286     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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