Effects of gonadotropin treatment and withdrawal on follicular growth, cell proliferation, and atresia in ewes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 693-702

  Jablonka Shariff, Albina ^a   Reynolds, Lawrence P ^a   Redmer, Dale A ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029792777     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.3.693     Document Type: Article

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