The effect of ovarian arterial infusion of human recombinant inhibin and bovine follicular fluid on ovarian hormone secretion by ewes with an autotransplanted ovary

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 531-540

  Campbell, B K ^a,b   Scaramuzzi, R J ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0029888349     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1490531     Document Type: Article

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