Prepuberal ovine mammary development is unaffected by ovariectomy

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-225

  Ellis, S ^a   McFadden, T B ^b   Akers, R M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

AGING; ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAMMARY GLAND FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREPUBERTY; SHEEP; UDDER; UTERUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

EID: 0032129079     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(98)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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