Effects of testosterone and 2-hydroxyflutamide on progesterone receptor expression in porcine ovarian follicles in vitro

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-340

  Duda, Malgorzata ^a   Durlej Grzesiak, Malgorzata ^a   Tabarowski, Zbigniew ^a   Slomczynska, Maria ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

2 hydroxyflutamide; Granulosa cells; Ovarian follicles; Pig; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871022458     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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