Follicular waves and concentrations of steroids and inhibin A in ovarian venous blood during the luteal phase of the oestrous cycle in ewes with an ovarian autotransplant

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 563-572

  Souza, C J H ^a   Campbell, B K ^a   Baird, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CROSS REACTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; VENOUS BLOOD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INHIBINS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SHEEP; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031937020     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1560563     Document Type: Article

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