| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Involvement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in ovarian folliculogenesis | Theriogenology | 2009 | 213 |
| 2 | Expression of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9), bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15), and BMP receptors in the ovaries of goats | Molecular Reproduction and Development | 2005 | 125 |
| 3 | Chilling ovarian fragments during transportation improves viability and growth of goat preantral follicles cultured in vitro | Reproduction, Fertility and Development | 2008 | 119 |
| 4 | Influences of FSH and EGF on primordial follicles during in vitro culture of caprine ovarian cortical tissue | Theriogenology | 2004 | 116 |
| 5 | Essential role of follicle stimulating hormone in the maintenance of caprine preantral follicle viability in vitro | Zygote | 2007 | 88 |
| 6 | Dynamic Medium Produces Caprine Embryo From Preantral Follicles Grown In Vitro | Reproductive Sciences | 2010 | 76 |
| 7 | Antinociceptive and Anti‐Inflammatory Activities of Sulphated Polysaccharides from the Red Seaweed Gracilaria cornea | Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology | 2012 | 74 |
| 8 | Survival and growth of goat primordial follicles after in vitro culture of ovarian cortical slices in media containing coconut water | Animal Reproduction Science | 2004 | 71 |
| 9 | Urban Pigeons (Columba livia) as a Potential Source of Pathogenic Yeasts: A Focus on Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus Strains in Northeast Brazil | Mycopathologia | 2010 | 60 |
| 10 | Gastroprotective activity of isopulegol on experimentally induced gastric lesions in mice: investigation of possible mechanisms of action | Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology | 2009 | 58 |
| 11 | Anti-inflammatory effect of α,β-amyrin, a triterpene from Protium heptaphyllum, on cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in mice | Inflammation Research | 2011 | 56 |
| 12 | Expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) in goat ovarian follicles and the impact of sequential culture medium on in vitro development of caprine preantral follicles | Zygote | 2011 | 53 |
| 13 | The involvement of the HO-1 pathway in the anti-inflammatory action of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the red seaweed Gracilaria birdiae | Inflammation Research | 2011 | 52 |
| 14 | The fibroblast growth factor family: involvement in the regulation of folliculogenesis | Reproduction, Fertility and Development | 2012 | 49 |
| 15 | Interaction between melatonin and follicle-stimulating hormone promotes in vitro development of caprine preantral follicles | Domestic Animal Endocrinology | 2013 | 49 |
| 16 | Vascular endothelial growth factor-A165 (VEGF-A165) stimulates the in vitro development and oocyte competence of goat preantral follicles | Cell and Tissue Research | 2011 | 48 |
| 17 | Follicle stimulating hormone and fibroblast growth factor-2 interact and promote goat primordial follicle development in vitro | Reproduction, Fertility and Development | 2007 | 47 |
| 18 | In vitro survival and development of goat preantral follicles in two different oxygen tensions | Animal Reproduction Science | 2010 | 46 |
| 19 | Interaction between ascorbic acid and follicle-stimulating hormone maintains follicular viability after long-term in vitro culture of caprine preantral follicles | Domestic Animal Endocrinology | 2009 | 45 |
| 20 | In vitro development of secondary follicles from pre-pubertal and adult goats cultured in two-dimensional or three-dimensional systems | Zygote | 2015 | 45 |
| 21 | Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor in goat ovaries and improvement of in vitro caprine preantral follicle survival and growth with VEGF | Reproduction, Fertility and Development | 2009 | 44 |
| 22 | Influence of vitrification techniques and solutions on the morphology and survival of preantral follicles after in vitro culture of caprine ovarian tissue | Theriogenology | 2011 | 43 |
| 23 | In vitro development of bovine secondary follicles in two- and three-dimensional culture systems using vascular endothelial growth factor, insulin-like growth factor-1, and growth hormone | Theriogenology | 2014 | 42 |
| 24 | The Mare Model to Study the Effects of Ovarian Dynamics on Preantral Follicle Features | PLoS ONE | 2016 | 42 |
| 25 | Eight-Cell Parthenotes Originated From In Vitro Grown Sheep Preantral Follicles | Reproductive Sciences | 2012 | 41 |
| 26 | Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 on the in vitro Culture of Caprine Preantral Follicles | Cells Tissues Organs | 2007 | 37 |
| 27 | Expectations and limitations of ovarian tissue transplantation | Zygote | 2017 | 37 |
| 28 | Steady‐state level of kit ligand mRNA in goat ovaries and the role of kit ligand in preantral follicle survival and growth in vitro | Molecular Reproduction and Development | 2010 | 34 |
| 29 | Anethole improves the in vitro development of isolated caprine secondary follicles | Theriogenology | 2017 | 34 |
| 30 | Immunolocalization of Melatonin and Follicle‐Stimulating Hormone Receptors in Caprine Ovaries and their Effects During in vitro Development of Isolated Pre‐Antral Follicles | Reproduction in Domestic Animals | 2013 | 33 |
| 31 | Number and density of equine preantral follicles in different ovarian histological section thicknesses | Theriogenology | 2015 | 33 |
| 32 | Interactions of indole acetic acid with EGF and FSH in the culture of ovine preantral follicles | Theriogenology | 2005 | 32 |
| 33 | Frequency of yeasts and dermatophytes from healthy and diseased dogs | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation | 2008 | 32 |
| 34 | Recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor Maintains Follicular Ultrastructure and Promotes the Transition to Primary Follicles in Caprine Ovarian Tissue Cultured In Vitro | Reproductive Sciences | 2009 | 32 |
| 35 | Fibrin–alginate hydrogel supports steroidogenesis, in vitro maturation of oocytes and parthenotes production from caprine preantral follicles cultured in group | Reproduction in Domestic Animals | 2016 | 32 |
| 36 | Etiology and severity of diarrheal diseases in infants at the semiarid region of Brazil: A case-control study | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | 2019 | 31 |
| 37 | The base medium affects ultrastructure and survival of bovine preantral follicles cultured in vitro | Theriogenology | 2016 | 28 |
| 38 | The Kit ligand/c-Kit receptor system in goat ovaries: gene expression and protein localization | Zygote | 2006 | 27 |
| 39 | Immunolocalization of the Anti‐Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in Caprine Follicles and the Effects of AMH on In Vitro Culture of Caprine Pre‐antral Follicles Enclosed in Ovarian Tissue | Reproduction in Domestic Animals | 2016 | 27 |
| 40 | First pregnancy after in vitro culture of early antral follicles in goats: Positive effects of anethole on follicle development and steroidogenesis | Molecular Reproduction and Development | 2020 | 27 |
| 41 | Peripheral antinociception and anti-edematogenic effect of a sulfated polysaccharide from Acanthophora muscoides | Pharmacological Reports | 2013 | 26 |
| 42 | Effects of growth differentiation factor-9 and FSH on in vitro development, viability and mRNA expression in bovine preantral follicles | Reproduction, Fertility and Development | 2013 | 26 |
| 43 | Steady-state level of bone morphogenetic protein-15 in goat ovaries and its influence on in vitro development and survival of preantral follicles | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | 2011 | 25 |
| 44 | Stability of housekeeping genes and expression of locally produced growth factors and hormone receptors in goat preantral follicles | Zygote | 2011 | 25 |
| 45 | Impact of growth hormone (GH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) on in vitro canine preantral follicle development and estradiol production | Growth Hormone and IGF Research | 2015 | 24 |
| 46 | Canine preantral follicles cultured with various concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) | Theriogenology | 2010 | 23 |
| 47 | Effect of the Medium Replacement Interval on the Viability, Growth and In Vitro Maturation of Isolated Caprine and Ovine Pre‐Antral Follicles | Reproduction in Domestic Animals | 2011 | 23 |
| 48 | Subculture on potato dextrose agar as a complement to the broth microdilution assay for Malassezia pachydermatis | Journal of Microbiological Methods | 2008 | 20 |
| 49 | Dynamic Medium Containing Kit Ligand and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Promotes Follicular Survival, Activation, and Growth during Long-Term in vitro Culture of Caprine Preantral Follicles | Cells Tissues Organs | 2012 | 20 |
| 50 | Levels of BMP-6 mRNA in goat ovarian follicles and in vitro effects of BMP-6 on secondary follicle development | Zygote | 2013 | 20 |
