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The presence of smooth muscle cells in the rat ovary

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Using a histochemical procedure for the demonstration of glycogen phosphorylase, smooth muscle cells have been demonstrated in the rat ovary around follicles, corpora lutea, atretic follicles and between groups of interstitial cells.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    D. N. Doss, I. K. Boulos & K. Fredens

  2. Institute of Anatomy B, University of Aarhus, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    D. N. Doss, I. K. Boulos & K. Fredens

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Doss, D.N., Boulos, I.K. & Fredens, K. The presence of smooth muscle cells in the rat ovary. Histochemistry 81, 205–206 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00490119

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