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A model for follicle selection and the determination of ovulation rate in the ewe.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jan 1993
Scaramuzzi R J, Adams N R, Baird D T, Campbell B K, Downing J A, Findlay J K, Henderson K M, Martin G B, McNatty K P, McNeilly A S
Abstract excerpt
A model for folliculogenesis is proposed that is based as far as possible on a knowledge of physiological, rather than anatomical, changes taking place during follicle development. The model is therefore functional, rather than descriptive, and consists of five classes of follicles that have been defined by their dependency and sensitivity to gonadotrophins. These classes are: primordial, committed,...
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