Vascular supply as a discriminating factor for pig preantral follicle selection

Reproduction

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-58

  Martelli, A ^a   Bernabo N ^a   Berardinelli, P ^a   Russo, V ^a   Rinaldi, C ^a   Di Giacinto, O ^a   Mauro, A ^a   Barboni, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; THECA CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

SUIDAE;

EID: 65949109701     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0117     Document Type: Article

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