Effect of Dietary Phenolic Amines on Testicular Function and Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Male Angora Goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1612-1620

  Vera Avila, H R ^a,c   Forbes, T D A ^a   Berardinelli, J G ^b   Randel, R D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Goats; LH; Phenolic Amines; Testes

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

AMINE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACACIA; AMINES; ANIMALS; DIET; GOATS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031154806     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561612x     Document Type: Article

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