Persistence of the luteal phase following ovulation during altrenogest treatment in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 799-811

  Daels, P F ^a   McCue, P M ^b,c   DeMoraes, M J ^b   Hughes, J P ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Altrenogest; Estrus synchronization; Persistent luteal phase

Indexed keywords

ALTRENOGEST; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030252839     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(96)00238-5     Document Type: Article

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