Levels of mRNA for bone morphogenetic proteins, their receptors and SMADs in goat ovarian follicles grown in vivo and in vitro

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-732

  Costa, J J N ^a   Passos, M J ^a   Leitao C C F ^a   Vasconcelos, G L ^a   Saraiva, M V A ^c   Figueiredo, J R ^c   Van Den Hurk, R ^b   Silva, J R V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BMPs; housekeeping genes; ovary

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SMAD PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GOAT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OVARY FOLLICLE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN STABILITY; TIME;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTORS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GOATS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; SMAD PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84868268492     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11195     Document Type: Article

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