Structure and steroidogenic activity of the granulosa layer of F1 preovulatory ovarian follicles of the hen (Gallus domesticus)

Folia Biologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 59-64

  Wojtysiak, Dorota ^a   Okólski, Adam ^a   Sechman, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

F1 preovulatory ovarian follicles; Granulosa layer; Hen

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY DELTA5 STEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM LAYER; GRANULOSA CELL; HEN; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEROIDOGENESIS;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 79251643984     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3409/fb59_1-2.59-64     Document Type: Article

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