Gonadorelin-induced testosterone release: A biological assay for quality assurance of gonodorelin in veterinary medicine

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-321

  Kesler, D J ^a   Summers, R N ^a   Peterson, C A ^a   Steckler, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ACETATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORGESTOMET; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG QUALITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; QUALITY CONTROL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; DRUG IMPLANTS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNENEDIONES; PROGESTINS; QUALITY CONTROL; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033046736     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-100102176     Document Type: Article

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