Age-related changes in the serum levels of inhibin, FSH, LH and testosterone in Holstein bulls

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-248

  Matsuzaki, Sigenori ^a,b   Uenoyama, Yoshihisa ^c   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^c   Watanabe, Gen ^d   Kitamura, Nobuo ^a   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^d   Yamada, Junzo ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Livestock Improvement Association of Japan   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulls; Gonadotropins; Inhibin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007562113     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.46.245     Document Type: Article

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