Endocrinological observation of atresia in individual buffalo ovarian follicles

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 444-447

  Palta, P ^a   Bansal, N ^a   Prakash, B S ^a   Manik, R S ^a   Madan, M L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Follicular fluid; Oestradiol 17 ; Ovarian follicles; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032347727     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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