Biology and biotechnology of follicle development

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Palma, Gustavo Adolfo ^a,b   Argañaraz, Martin Eduardo ^c   Barrera, Antonio Daniel ^c   Rodler, Daniela ^d   Mutto, Adrian Ángel ^e   Sinowatz, Fred ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REVIEW; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY FOLLICLE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 84862338195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/938138     Document Type: Review

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