Endocrine/paracrine control of zebrafish ovarian development

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 312, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 42-52

  Clelland, Eric ^a   Peng, Chun ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Follicle development; Oocyte maturation; Ovary; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

17,20BETA DIHYDROXYPREGN 4 EN 3 ONE; ACTIVIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MATURATION PROMOTING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

BREEDING; CELL VIABILITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHLING; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPAWNING; STEROIDOGENESIS; VITELLOGENESIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; VITELLOGENESIS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 70249151381     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.04.009     Document Type: Review

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