Ovarian follicular dynamics in water buffalo

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-130

  Taneja, M ^a   Ali, A ^b   Singh, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

buffalo; dominant follicle; folliculogenesis; ovary; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0030198313     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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