Interaction of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I in the control of steroidogenesis by cultured porcine granulosa cells

In order to better understand the factors controlling or modulating ovarian function, and in an attempt to develop a way to increase ovulation rate in gilts, the effects of metabolic hormones such as growth hormone (GH), insulin or prolactin and growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor I or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xu, Yongping
Other Authors: Thacker, Philip A.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 1996
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-10202004-235736