Decline in serum follicle-stimulating hormone concentrations alters key intrafollicular growth factors involved in selection of the dominant follicle in heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1328-1337

  Mihm, M ^a   Good, T E M ^b   Ireland, J L H ^b   Ireland, J J ^b   Knight, P G ^c   Roche, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030699071     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.6.1328     Document Type: Article

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