Angiotensin-(1-7) induces ovulation and steroidogenesis in perfused rabbit ovaries

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 957-965

  Viana, Gregorio E N ^a   Pereira, Virginia M ^a   Honorato Sampaio, Kinulpe ^a   Oliveira, Cleida A ^a   Santos, Robson A S ^a   Reis, Adelina M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN[1-7]; ANGIOTENSIN[1-7][7 DEXTRO ALANINE]; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERFUSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

EID: 80051942395     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.058453     Document Type: Article

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