Endocrine basis for testicular function in the stallion

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 883-892

  Roser, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Fertility; Hormone; Oligospermia; Stallion

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 0031252030     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00309-9     Document Type: Article

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