Ghrelin levels in prepubertal pig ovarian follicles

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Rak, Agnieszka ^a   Gregoraszczuk, Ewa Ł ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Ovarian follicles; Prepubertal pig

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GHRELIN; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE;

RATTUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 61849171071     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: 15882705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.57.2009.1.11     Document Type: Article

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