Effect of stress-like concentrations of cortisol on follicular development and the preovulatory surge of LH in sheep

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-16

  Daley, C A ^a,b   Macfarlane, M S ^a   Sakurai, H ^a   Adams, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRESS; VAGINA PESSARY;

ANIMALIA; FALLOPIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032836997     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1170011     Document Type: Article

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