Treatment with recombinant bovine somatotrophin enhances ovarian follicle development and increases the secretion of insulin-like growth factor-I by ovarian follicles in ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-26

  Gong, J G ^a,b   Campbell, B K ^b   Bramley, T A ^a   Webb, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Follicular dynamics; Insulin like growth factor 1; Oestradiol; Progesterone; Sheep ovary; Somatotrophin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002474523     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(95)01437-3     Document Type: Article

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