Seasonal and acute heat stress effects on steroid production by dominant follicles in cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 9-19

  Wolfenson, D ^a   Lew, B J ^a   Thatcher, W W ^b   Graber, Y ^a   Meidan, R ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle ovary; Follicular characteristics; Heat stress; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; FORSKOLIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HEAT; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE; SEASON; STRESS; THECA CELL;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FORSKOLIN; GRANULOSA CELLS; HEAT; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SEASONS; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE; THECA CELLS;

EID: 0031149940     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01638-7     Document Type: Article

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