Periovulatory endocrinology in high ovulating Meishan sows

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-147

  Hunter, M G ^a   Picton, H M ^a   Biggs, C ^a   Mann, G E ^a   McNeilly, A S ^b   Foxcroft, G R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0030036116     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1500141     Document Type: Article

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