Effect of prostaglandin F(2α)- and gonadotropin releasing hormone-induced luteinizing hormone releases on ovulation and corpus luteum function of beef cows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 135-142

  Cruz, L C ^a   DoValle, E R ^a   Kesler, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle endocrinology; Corpus luteum; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Ovulation; Prostaglandin F(2 )

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0031555212     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00076-6     Document Type: Article

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