Effect of nutrition on the balance of production of ovarian and pituitary hormones in ewes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 59-70

  Boukhliq, R ^a,b   Adams, N R ^c   Martin, G B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding and nutrition; FSH; Inhibin; Oestradiol; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; INHIBINS; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, ESTRADIOL; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030566892     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01552-7     Document Type: Article

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