Morphological expression of angiogenesis in the mammalian ovary as seen by SEM of corrosion casts

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 109-114

  MacChiarelli, Guido ^a   Nottola, Stefania A ^b   Palmerini, Maria Grazia ^a   Bianchi, Serena ^a   Maione, Marta ^b   Lorenzo, Caterina ^a   Stifano, Giuseppe ^a   Marco, Elena Di ^a   Correr, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Electron microscopy; Mammals; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CORROSION CASTING; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 78651516749     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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