Opioidergic and nutritional involvement in the control of luteinizing hormone secretion of postpartum Rasa Aragonesa ewes lambing in the mid-breeding season

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-277

  Lozano, J M ^a   Forcada, F ^a   Abecia, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

LH; Naloxone; Nutrition; Postpartum period; Sheep endocrinology

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; SPAIN; SUCKLING;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTICS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032500853     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00137-7     Document Type: Article

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