The role of progesterone in oocyte acquisition of developmental competence

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 142-147

  Fair, T ^a   Lonergan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOME; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOME; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84864291577     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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