Alterations in intrafollicular levels of different molecular mass forms of inhibin during development of follicular- and luteal-phase dominant follicles in Heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 453-462

  Sunderland, S J ^a   Knight, P G ^b   Boland, M P ^a   Roche, J F ^a   Ireland, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; FOLLICULAR FLUID; FOLLICULAR PHASE; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE;

EID: 0030053319     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod54.2.453     Document Type: Article

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