Effects of castration on luteinizing hormone secretion and response to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone in sheep infected with Trypanosoma congolense

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-122

  Mutayoba, B M ^a,b   Eckersall, P D ^a   Jeffcoate, I A ^a   Harvey, M J A ^a   Cestnik, V ^a,c   Holmes, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030026180     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340115     Document Type: Article

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