The secretory patterns of growth hormone in pregnant and hysterectomized ewes

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-89

  Al Gubory, Kaïs Hussain ^a   Bolifraud, Philippe ^b   Kann, Guy ^b   Soulier, Claire ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b U Rech Sur Le Placenta P   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYSTERECTOMY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0032798164     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1410083     Document Type: Article

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