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Molecular Cloning of the Ovine Growth/Differentiation Factor-9 Gene and Expression of Growth/Differentiation Factor-9 in Ovine and Bovine Ovaries1
1 Feb 1999
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Recently a novel member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily termed growth/differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) was shown to be expressed in ovaries of mice and humans, and to be essential for normal follicular development beyond the primary (type 2) follicle stage in mice. In the present study, the gene for ovine GDF-9 was isolated and characterized, and expression of GDF-9 mRNA in ovaries of...
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