Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 11-23 , 1 July 2010

Postnatal somatic cell proliferation and seminiferous tubule maturation in pigs: A non-random event

  • Gleide F. Avelar

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270-901
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  • Carolina F.A. Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270-901
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  • Jaqueline M. Soares

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270-901
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  • Israel J. Silva

      Affiliations

    • School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270-901
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  • Ina Dobrinski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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  • Rex A. Hess

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
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  • Luiz R. França

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270-901
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 31 34092816; fax: +55 31 34092780.

Received 30 October 2009 ,Revised 9 December 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.12.014

Theriogenology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 11-23 , 1 July 2010

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