Differential Response of the Luteal Phase and Fertility in Cattle Following Ovulation of the First-Wave Follicle with Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or an Agonist of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1074-1083

  Schmitt, E J P ^a   Diaz, T ^a   Barros, C M ^b   De La Sota, R L ^a   Drost, M ^a   Fredriksson, E W ^a   Staples, C R ^a   Thorner, R ^c   Thatcher, W W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Palmetto Fertil Ctr of S Florida   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Corpus Luteum; Fertility; Follicles; GnRH Agonist; hCG; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0030144856     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7451074x     Document Type: Article

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