A dominant follicle does not affect follicular recruitment by superovulatory doses of FSH in cattle but can inhibit ovulation

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1091-1102

  Stock, A E ^a,b   Ellington, J E ^a,c   Fortune, J E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Follicle; FSH; Ovary; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0001108885     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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