Normal or induced secretory patterns of luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone in anoestrous gonadotrophin-releasing hormone- immunised and cyclic control heifers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-190

  Prendiville, D J ^a,b   Enright, W J ^a,c   Crowe, M A ^b   Finnerty, M ^a,b   Roche, J F ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle endocrinology; FSH; GnRH; GnRH analogue; LH; Oestradiol

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BUSERELIN; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

EID: 0030590897     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01580-1     Document Type: Article

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