Effects of supplementary treatment with bovine growth hormone on hormonal and ovulatory responses to inhibin immunization in ewes

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 255-262

  Tannetta, D S ^a   Fray, M D ^a   Wrathall, J H M ^a   Bleach, E C L ^a   Glencross, R G ^a   Knight, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GESTAGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; INHIBIN; IODINE 125; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNIZATION; LAMB; LITTER SIZE; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRIXIS;

EID: 0030796481     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1100255     Document Type: Article

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