Histological Profiles of Nuclear Degeneration of Oocytes in Mouse Ovaries and Possible Roles of Follicle Stimulating Hormone for Nuclear Degeneration of Oocytes in the Atretic Follicles

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-29

  Nakai, Toru ^a   Miyamoto, Yohei ^a   Manabe, Noboru ^a   Nakayama, Taisuke ^b   Sato, Eimei ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atresia; Follicle; FSH; Oocytes; Pseudo maturation; Pycnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015526315     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.13.24     Document Type: Article

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