Delayed luteolysis after intra-uterine infusions of nordihydroguaiaretic acid in the ewe

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-121

  Cooke, R G ^a   Ahmad, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 Lipoxygenase; Corpus luteum; Oxytocin; PGFM; Sheep ovary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032555582     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00092-X     Document Type: Article

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