Scanning electron microscopic changes in granulosa cells during follicular atresia in Caprine ovary

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Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-24

  Bhardwaj, J K ^a   Sharma, R K ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atresia; Granulosa cells; Ovary; Scanning

Indexed keywords

ATRESIA; CELL-CELL INTERACTION; CELLULAR CHANGES; CYTOSOLS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GRANULOSA CELLS; IN-VITRO; OVARY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; TOPOGRAPHIC CHANGES; VACUOLIZATION;

CELL MEMBRANES; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHRINKAGE;

CELL CULTURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; FEMALE; GOAT; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GOATS; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARY; VACUOLES;

EID: 79953690791     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: 19328745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20217     Document Type: Article

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