Luteotropic and luteolytic mechanisms in the bovine corpus luteum

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1327-1349

  Milvae, R A ^a   Hinckley, S T ^a   Carlson, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Corpus Luteum; Luteolytic; Luteotropic; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0000774663     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00100-8     Document Type: Article

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