The role of WNT signaling in adult ovarian folliculogenesis

Reproduction

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2015, Pages E137-R148

  Hernandez Gifford, J A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; GONADOTROPIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; WNT PROTEINS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84947269086     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-14-0685     Document Type: Article

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