Immunization against growth hormone releasing factor or chronic feed restriction initiated at 3.5 months of age reduces ovarian response to pulsatile administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone at 6 months of age and delays onset of puberty in heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 87-98

  Schoppee, P D ^a   Armstrong, J D ^a   Harvey, R W ^a   Whitacre, M D ^a   Felix, A ^b   Campbell, R M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029789193     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.1.87     Document Type: Article

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