Effect of passive immunization against inhibin on FSH secretion, folliculogenesis and ovulation rate during the follicular phase of the estrous cycle in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 545-557

  Nambo, Y ^a   Kaneko, H ^b   Nagata, S ^c   Oikawa, M ^a   Yoshihara, T ^a   Nagamine, N ^d   Watanabe, G ^d   Taya, K ^d  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c LABORATORY OF RACING CHEMISTRY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FSH; Horse; Inhibin; Ovulation; Passive immunization

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0032170094     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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