Effect of inhibition of increased gonadotrophin secretion before 20 weeks of age in bull calves on testicular development

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Chandolia, R K ^a   Evans, A C O ^a,b   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADOTROPIN; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASTRATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PACHYTENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031050811     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1090065     Document Type: Article

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