Morphological development and characterization of aromatase and estrogen receptors alpha and beta in fetal ovaries of cattle from days 110 to 250

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 43-54

  Burkhart, M N ^a   Juengel, J L ^b   Smith, P R ^b   Heath, D A ^b   Perry, G A ^c   Smith, M F ^a   Garverick, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Cattle; Estrogen receptor; Fetal; Ovary

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 70350714518     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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