Effect of direct ovarian infusion of bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6) on ovarian function in sheep

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1016-1023

  Campbell, B K ^a   Kendall, N R ^b   Baird, D T ^c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMP6; Bone morphogenic protein; Estradiol; Follicle; Growth factors; Ovary; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 6; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VENOUS BLOOD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 6; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 73349121662     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.076653     Document Type: Article

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