Steady-state level of epidermal growth factor (EGF) mRNA and effect of EGF on in vitro culture of caprine preantral follicles

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 344, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-550

  Celestino, Juliana Jales H ^a   Bruno, Jamily B ^a   Saraiva, Márcia Viviane A ^a   Rocha, Rebeca M P ^a   Brito, Ivina R ^a   Duarte, Ana Beatriz G ^a   Araújo, Valdevane R ^a   Silva, Cleidson M G ^a   Matos, Maria Helena T ^b   Campello, Claudio C ^a   Silva, José Roberto V ^c   Figueiredo, José Ricardo ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b University of Sao Francisco Valley   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Culture; Epidermal growth factor; Follicle stimulating hormone receptor; Goat; Secondary follicles

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; GOAT; GRANULOSA CELL; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEADY STATE; THECA CELL;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 85027955303     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1162-1     Document Type: Article

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