Differential pituitary and gonadal function of Chinese Meishan and European white composite boars: Effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation, castration, and steroidal feedback

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-153

  Wise, T ^a   Lunstra, D D ^a   Ford, J J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SWINE; TESTIS;

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDBACK; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029655806     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.1.146     Document Type: Article

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