Amount of mRNA and localization of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors in the ovarian follicle during estrous cycle of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 163-176

  Babitha, V ^a   Panda, R P ^a   Yadav, V P ^a   Chouhan, V S ^a   Dangi, S S ^a   Khan, F A ^b   Singh, G ^a   Bag, S ^a   Sharma, G Taru ^a   Silvia, W J ^c   Sarkar, M ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Follicle; Granulosa; Ovary; Theca; VEGF

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; ISOPROTEIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BUFFALO; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRANULOSA CELL; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THECA CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BUFFALOES; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; THECA CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 84875514832     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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