Plasma concentrations of progesterone, 17β-estradiol and androstenedione and superovulatory response of nelore cows (Bos indicus) treated with FSH

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 843-850

  Gradela, A ^a   Esper, C R ^a   Rosa E Silva, A A M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Cows; FSH; Progesterone; Superovulatory response

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS;

EID: 0001305311     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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