Plasma levels of GH and PRL and concentrations in the fluids of bovine ovarian cysts and follicles

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1377-1387

  Borromeo, V ^a   Berrini, A ^a   Bramani, S ^a   Sironi, G ^a   Finazzi, M ^a   Secchi, Camillo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine; GH; Ovary; Plasma; PRL

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COW; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEASON; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEASONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 0032079969     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00084-3     Document Type: Article

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