Allometric study on the relationship between the growth of ovarian follicles and oocytes in domestic cats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 484-489

  Izumi, Tokukazu ^a,b   Sakakida, Seishi ^a   Muranishi, Yuki ^c,e   Nagai, Takashi ^d  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

Author keywords

Domestic cat; Follicles; Growth rate; Oocytes; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAT; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HYSTERECTOMY; JAPAN; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PET ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; JAPAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PETS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 84867845304     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2012-030     Document Type: Article

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