Early primary-rather than primordial follicles constitute the main follicular reserve in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 112-118

  Stansfield, Fiona J ^a   Picton, Helen M ^b   Nothling J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Elephant; Ovarian reserve; Ovary; Primordial follicle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 78751702661     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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