Interaction between growth differentiation factor 9, insulin-like growth factor I and growth hormone on the in vitro development and survival of goat preantral follicles

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of GDF-9, IGF-I, and GH alone or combined on preantral follicle survival, activation and development after 1 and 7 days of in vitro culture. Either fresh (non-cultured) or cultured ovarian tissue was processed for histological and fluorescence...

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Main Authors: F.S. Martins, J.J.H. Celestino, M.V.A. Saraiva, R.N. Chaves, R. Rossetto, C.M.G. Silva, I.B. Lima-Verde, C.A.P. Lopes, C.C. Campello, J.R. Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000800006