Effects of treatment with LH releasing hormone before the early increase in LH secretion on endocrine and reproductive development in bull calves

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-50

  Chandolia, R K ^a   Honaramooz, A ^a   Bartlewski, P M ^a   Beard, A P ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0030657434     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1110041     Document Type: Article

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