Relationships between FSH and ovarian follicular waves during the last six months of pregnancy in cattle

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 271-279

  Ginther, O J ^a   Kot, K ^a   Kulick, L J ^a   Martin, S ^b   Wiltbank, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030464597     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1080271     Document Type: Article

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