Interactions between nutrition, testosterone and inhibin in the control of gonadotrophin secretion in mature rams

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 855-862

  Martin, Graeme B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sheep

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029830804     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9960855     Document Type: Article

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