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Interstitial Cells and Related Structures

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Biology of the Ovary

Part of the book series: Developments in Obstetrics and Gynecology ((DIOG,volume 2))

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Although during the last ten years the interstitial cells of the ovary have been extensively studied with refined histochemical, biochemical and ultrastructural methods, many aspects of the histophysiology of this important ovarian component are still very poorly understood.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, viale Regina Elena 289, Rome, 00161, Italy

    P. M. Motta M.D.

  2. Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, USA

    E. S. E. Hafez Ph.D.

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Guraya, S.S., Motta, P.M. (1980). Interstitial Cells and Related Structures. In: Motta, P.M., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Biology of the Ovary. Developments in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8852-1_5

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