Gonadotropin response to naloxone in the mare: Effect of time of year and reproductive status

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1195-1199

  Davison, Laurie A ^a   McManus, Christina J ^a   Fitzgerald, Barry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HORSES; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PITUITARY GLAND; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 0031791171     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.5.1195     Document Type: Article

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