The effects of equine somatotropin (eST) on follicular development and circulating plasma hormone profiles in cyclic mares treated during different stages of the estrous cycle

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-67

  Cochran, R A ^a   Leonardi Cattolica, A A ^a   Sullivan, M R ^a   Kincaid, L A ^a   Leise, B S ^a   Thompson Jr , D L ^a   Godke, R A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONES; HORSES; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033013910     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(98)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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