Melatonin potentially acts directly on swine ovary by modulating granulosa cell function and angiogenesis

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2305-2312

  Basini, Giuseppina ^a   Bussolati, Simona ^a   Ciccimarra, Roberta ^a   Grasselli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

nitric oxide; oestradiol 17 ; ovarian follicle; progesterone; superoxide anion

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANGIOGENESIS ASSAY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GILT (SWINE); GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; STEROIDOGENESIS; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; MELATONIN; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROXIDES; SWINE;

EID: 85032729104     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD16513     Document Type: Article

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