Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) maintains follicular ultrastructure and stimulates preantral follicle growth in caprine ovarian tissue cultured in vitro
The objectives of this study were to investigate whether TGF-β affect the survival, activation and further growth of goat primordial follicles enclosed in ovarian cortex after in vitro culture. Goat ovaries were collected from an abattoir and pieces of ovarian tissues were cultured for one or seven...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000200013&lng=en&tlng=en |