Activin and neurotrophin regulation of human follicular development and bovine oocyte maturation
The aim of this thesis was to investigate possible roles for activin, neurotrophin-4 (NT4) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), in fetal ovary development. The effects of BDNF on maturation of the bovine oocyte as well as implications for embryo development after parthenogenetic activation...
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University of Edinburgh
2007
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.657391 |