Role of angiotensin in ovarian follicular development and ovulation in mammals: A review of recent advances

Reproduction

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-20

  Gonçalves, Paulo Bayard ^a   Ferreira, Rogério ^a   Gasperin, Bernardo ^a   Oliveira, João Francisco ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; PRORENIN RECEPTOR;

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CATTLE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CATTLE; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RABBITS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 84855678864     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0192     Document Type: Review

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