The role of IGF1 in the in vivo production of bovine embryos from superovulated donors

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-180

  Velazquez, M A ^a,b   Zaraza, J ^a   Oropeza, A ^c   Webb, R ^d   Niemann, Heiner ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CAMPECHE   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COW; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOGENESIS; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SUPEROVULATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BLASTOCYST; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MITOSIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 62449124513     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0362     Document Type: Review

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