Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 127-137 , April 2010

VEGF modulates the effects of gonadotropins in granulosa cells

Received 11 May 2009 ,Revised 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 31 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.08.008

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 127-137 , April 2010

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