Gene expression analysis of human fetal ovarian primordial follicle formation

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1427-1435

  Fowler, Paul A ^a   Flannigan, Samantha ^a   Mathers, Anna ^a   Gillanders, Kim ^a   Lea, Richard G ^b   Wood, Maureen J ^a   Maheshwari, Abha ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a   Collie Duguid, Elaina S R ^a   Baker, Paul J ^c   Monteiro, Ana ^c   O'Shaughnessy, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; NALP5 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 65249090932     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-2619     Document Type: Article

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