Identification of Apoptotic Oocytes in the Developing Ovary of Embryonic and Post-hatched Chicks in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 64-68

  Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a   Nishikori, Michiko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

apoptosis; development of ovary; Japanese quail; oocytes; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858289741     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.41.64     Document Type: Article

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