A preliminary investigation of the relationship between ovarian steroids, LH, reproductive behaviour and vaginal changes in lesser bushbabies (Galago moholi)

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-174

  Lipschitz, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MATING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSIMIAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINA;

GALAGO MOHOLI; LORIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0029743346     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1070167     Document Type: Article

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