Oocyte Ultrastructural Characteristics in Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Primordial to Large Antral Follicles

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-127

  Davoodian, N ^a   Mesbah, F ^b   Kafi, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMEL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY FOLLICLE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 79952661158     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2010.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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