The restricted ovulator chicken: A unique animal model for investigating the etiology of ovarian cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 738-744

  Giles, James R ^a   Elkin, Robert G ^b   Trevino, Lindsey S ^a   Urick, Mary E ^a   Ramachandran, Ramesh ^b   Johnson, Patricia A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Ovarian cancer; Ovulation; Restricted ovulator

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; CANCER RISK; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENETIC STRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVULATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK MANAGEMENT; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVULATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956811217     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IGC.0b013e3181da2c49     Document Type: Article

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