Prolactin, Gonadotropin, and Hair Shedding Responses to Daily Sulpiride Administration in Geldings in Winter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1087-1091

  Thompson Jr , Donald L ^a   DePew, Christopher L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Dopamine; Gonadotropins; Hair; Horses; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; HAIR; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HAIR; HORSES; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; SEASONS; SULPIRIDE; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031112209     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7541087x     Document Type: Article

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